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Disney seals $1 billion deal with OpenAI
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Users of Sora and ChatGPT Images will be able to generate videos using characters such as Darth Vader, Ariel and Cinderella beginning in early 2026.
OpenAI said Thursday it reached a licensing deal with the Walt Disney Co. to use more than 200 popular Disney characters including Mickey Mouse, characters from "Frozen" and Yoda from "Star Wars" in OpenAI's text to video tool Sora. Disney has also agreed to invest $1 billion into the San Francisco AI startup.
Disney (DIS) has agreed to make a $1B equity investment in OpenAI (OPENAI) and has signed a major licensing agreement under which OpenAI's generative AI video service Sora will have the rights to generate content using Disney's IP.