Disney’s $1 Billion OpenAI Investment: Potential for Disaster with Sora AI
Disney announced a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI, signaling a significant move into the realm of generative AI. This collaboration will allow Sora users to create videos featuring over 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars characters, starting next year, under a new three-year licensing agreement. As part of the agreement, Disney will receive warrants to purchase additional equity and become a major OpenAI customer, using ChatGPT for its employees and developing new tools. This move comes as Disney seeks to navigate the evolving landscape of AI and protect its intellectual property, which includes both a cease and desist to Google and lawsuits against AI image creators like Midjourney.
John Q. Hosedrinker