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Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/95682, first published .
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Depictions of Depression in Generative AI Video Models: Mixed Methods Study of OpenAI’s Sora 2

Depictions of Depression in Generative AI Video Models: Mixed Methods Study of OpenAI’s Sora 2

Matthew Flathers   1 , BA ;   Griffin Smith   2 , MFA ;   Julian Herpertz   1, 3 , MD ;   Zhitong Zhou   4 , BA ;   John Torous   1 , MD

1 Division of Digital Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States

2 Digital + Media, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, United States

3 Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

4 School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • John Torous, MD
  • Division of Digital Psychiatry
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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  • Boston, MA 02215
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  • Email: jtorous@bidmc.harvard.edu