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Character.AI removes Disney characters after receiving cease-and-desist letter

Character.AI received a cease-and-desist letter from Disney, urging the chatbot company to remove Disney characters from among the millions of AI companions on its platform, Variety reports. The ...
CNBC

Disney making $1 billion investment in OpenAI, will allow characters on Sora AI video generator

Disney announced it will make a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI. The companies said Sora and ChatGPT Image users will also be able to make AI content with Disney's copyrighted characters. Some ...
CNN

Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and licensing its characters for Sora

Disney is taking a $1 billion equity stake in OpenAI, while also striking a deal that would allow its famous characters be used on Sora, the AI company’s video generation platform. Disney’s investment ...
TechCrunch

Disney signs deal with OpenAI to allow Sora to generate AI videos featuring its characters

The Walt Disney Company announced on Thursday that it has signed a three-year partnership with OpenAI that will bring its iconic characters to the company’s Sora AI video generator. Disney is also ...
The New York Times

Disney Agrees to Bring Its Characters to OpenAI’s Sora Videos

The deal is a watershed for Hollywood, which has been trying to sort through the possible harms and upsides of generative artificial intelligence. By Brooks Barnes and Cade Metz In a watershed moment ...