The Breaking Bad actor apparently likes OpenAI’s „guardrails“ so much he’s touting them publicly.
If you were following the Sora 2 news closely when the limited public release of OpenAI’s new video generator started on September 30, you may have noticed some unsettling videos featuring the likeness and voice of iconic TV actor Bryan Cranston—typically in character as Breaking Bad protagonist Walter White. Cranston evidently saw those too, and he found them so unsettling he reportedly contacted his union, SAG-AFTRA, about it.
But good news: OpenAI has apparently addressed Cranston’s misgivings, and he’s praising the company publicly now.
In a statement released Monday by SAG-AFTRA (via Deadline), Cranston stated that initially he was “deeply concerned not just for myself, but for all performers whose work and identity can be misused in this way.”
To be specific, he might have been concerned about this video set in a strip mall parking lot in which Cranston (appearing as Walter White) and deceased pop musician Michael Jackson announce to Jackson’s vlog viewers that they’ve been hanging out.
