Overview
- The Walt Disney Company announced a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI.
- A three-year license allows Sora to generate videos featuring more than 200 characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars via text prompts.
- Some videos created with the licensed characters will be eligible for distribution on Disney+.
- Disney says it will develop new Disney+ services and improve internal workflows using generative AI.
- Industry voices continue to flag copyright and creators’ rights concerns around generative video tools.