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December 12, 2025
Disney wants to drag you into the slop
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TL;DR
- Disney and OpenAI announce a $1 billion partnership involving generative AI tools like Sora.
- Users will be able to create video clips featuring Disney-owned characters using OpenAI's Sora AI.
- Disney plans to feature some of this user-generated content on the Disney Plus platform.
- CEO Bob Iger states the partnership aims to enrich storytelling and offer personal connections, while respecting creators.
- The author criticizes the deal, predicting a flood of low-quality, inconsistent AI-generated content.
- The partnership could incentivize Disney Plus subscribers to become unpaid content creators for the platform.
- Concerns are raised about potential misuse of AI, citing examples from Fortnite and other AI platforms where characters have been made to generate offensive content.
- The deal may allow Disney to avoid re-paying performers whose work defined its characters, by not reproducing their voices or likenesses.
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