US EditionDisney Invests $1B in OpenAI, Licenses Characters for AI Videos
Disney’s $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI includes a three-year deal licensing 200+ characters for AI-generated content on Sora and ChatGPT, with curated clips on Disney+.
- On Thursday, the Walt Disney Company announced a three-year agreement with OpenAI and a $1 billion equity investment to bring Disney characters to the Sora AI video generator.
- Disney will become a "major customer" of OpenAI, gaining API access to build new products for Disney+ and deploying ChatGPT to employees, Disney said.
- Included characters range from classic Disney icons like Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Ariel, Belle, and Simba to Marvel characters such as Iron Man and Thor, plus Lucasfilm characters like Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker.
- Some Sora content will appear on Disney+ as part of the agreement, and OpenAI and Disney will collaborate to use OpenAI's models to power new experiences for Disney+ subscribers.
- Disney said the deal aims to set standards for responsible AI in entertainment, as OpenAI tightened restrictions around licensed characters to protect creators and rights holders.
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Generate your own videos with Sora featuring characters like Mickey Mouse, Darth Vader, or Iron Man. It's coming soon: The Walt Disney Company has signed a three-year agreement with OpenAI, the company behind chatbot ChatGPT and video generator Sora. Disney is investing a billion dollars in the tech company and allowing the use of its characters. The second version of the Sora video generator was unveiled in October. Users can use prompts (text …
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Disney Invests $1b in OpenAI in Deal to Bring Characters like Mickey Mouse to Sora AI Video Tool
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Disney has announced a $1 billion strategic investment in OpenAI that will give generative‑AI users access to more than 200 of Disney’s most beloved characters for use in AI‑generated video and storytelling. The deal ignited immediate backlash from creative professionals and cultural conservatives, who warn that it undercuts traditional creators and dilutes the cultural value of Disney’s legacy franchises. Disney’s announcement confirms that its…
Los Angeles/New York, Dec 11 (EFE).- Disney announced this Thursday that it will invest $1 billion in OpenAI and allow artificial intelligence platform tools, such as ChatGPT and Sora, to use their characters and properties to generate short videos from users' prompts. This three-year license agreement will allow users to generate videos from more than 200 Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar characters, something that Disney described in a state…
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