Disney seals $1 billion deal with OpenAI
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Disney, which invested $1.5 billion in equity in Epic Games to bring its characters to Fortnite, previously sued Midjourney, an AI image generator, calling it a “bottomless pit of plagiarism,” according to THR. Universal, Warner Bros., and Discovery joined Disney in the suit.
The threat of legal action from Disney against Google comes as the company announces a partnership with OpenAI.
Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and is giving the go-ahead for its iconic characters like Mickey Mouse to be used in the AI short-form video app Sora. The two companies announced a three-year deal that would bring more than 200 characters to Sora with a period of exclusivity for part of the duration of the deal.