Disney has inked a $1 billion deal with OpenAI, granting access to over 200 characters for its Sora video platform. This dramatic shift from legal battles to licensing allows fans to create ...

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Disney characters Mickey and Minnie Mouse, incarnated by human actors, in Las Vegas, November 21, 2025. GARY A. VASQUEZ / IMAGN IMAGES VIA REUTERS CONNECT Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and ...

Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will bring characters such as Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and Luke Skywalker to the AI company’s Sora video generation tool, in a licensing deal that the two ...

The Walt Disney Company has signed a major deal with OpenAI to bring its famous characters into the world of artificial intelligence. The agreement allows OpenAI’s video tool, called Sora, to generate ...

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The deal marks the first time a major entertainment company has embraced generative AI at this scale, licensing its fiercely protected characters—from Mickey Mouse to Marvel superheroes and Star ...

The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI have struck a deal in which Disney will buy a $1 billion stake in the company. Disney will also allow the generation of imagery featuring the studio giant's many ...

Disney is also making a $1bn equity investment in OpenAI. Disney has agreed to license out many of its iconic characters to OpenAI’s Sora and ChatGPT. The three-year licensing deal would see users ...

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