Disney Puts $1 Billion Into OpenAI, Licenses 200+ Characters for AI-Generated Videos and Images (openai.com)
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- News link: https://slashdot.org/story/25/12/11/1522244/disney-puts-1-billion-into-openai-licenses-200-characters-for-ai-generated-videos-and-images
- Source link: https://openai.com/index/disney-sora-agreement/
The new features are expected to launch in 2026 through Sora, OpenAI's short-form video platform, and ChatGPT. A selection of user-generated short videos will also be available to stream on Disney+. The licensing agreement excludes any talent likenesses or voices. Disney will receive warrants to purchase additional OpenAI equity as part of the arrangement, and its employees will gain access to OpenAI tools including ChatGPT for building new products.
[1] https://openai.com/index/disney-sora-agreement/
Great, just what I always wanted! (Score:3)
You know, the one thing I always thought was missing from my overpriced Disney+ subscription was user-generated "AI" slop.
All those years fighting the public domain (Score:1)
Only to cave to AI mass copyright infringement. Well played Disney.
Need to fix the headline (Score:4, Funny)
Disney blows $1 billion on AI is probably more accurate
what a deal (Score:2)
Do I have this right?
They put in $1B, then they will likely get more than $1B ROI just on license fees.
Then they have the stock and the revenue stream. Where can I get a deal like that?
Re: (Score:2)
More and more it seems like OpenAI's business model is turning into pure accounting gimmicks.
Options on datacenters that will never be built, investments from vendors who make the hardware (vastly more technically complex) OpenAI needs to do what they do, so OpenAI can turn around and spend it with them, and now money from mouse they will return in license fees..
Can't wait to read the reports when OpenAI goes tits up, its going to be Enron level exciting.
Pay attention to the bigger picture (Score:2)
We have a company with traditional roots in human created animations. AI threatened their livelihood by making similar animations dirt cheap. Did they fight AI for it being trained on their old movies? No they sold out because they have IP and can get a cut of the AI gravy train.
Now if AI threatens your livelihood what can you do? Better think about that now because if you wait till it happens you may have to wait a long time to change how you vote.
First AI came for the artists And I did not speak out Be
Total Failure by Disney (Score:2)
They have arguably the most valuable copyright content on planet Earth and are paying 1 billion to give it away. Make it make sense.
Re: (Score:2)
Collect a rent from OpenAI everytime some little girl asks mommy to print some Disney Princes invitations to her imaginary tea party.
Interesting view on nerds.xyz (Score:2)
[1]https://nerds.xyz/2025/12/disney-openai-sora-video-deal/ [nerds.xyz]
Disney is cutting off its roots this way.
[1] https://nerds.xyz/2025/12/disney-openai-sora-video-deal/
'Hot Grits' Keywords (Score:4, Funny)
are specifically excluded.
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