Daily Tech News Show Disney and OpenAI Strike an Unexpected Deal - DTNS 5163
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Disney-OpenAI Partnership Is A Testbed
- OpenAI and Disney struck a three-year deal letting Sora and ChatGPT generate short fan-prompted videos and images using 200+ Disney characters and properties.
- The partnership is framed as a "responsible entertainment AI" testbed with promised guardrails and age-appropriate controls.
Guardrails But Familiar Risks Persist
- Disney disallows talent likenesses and voices in the deal and emphasizes safety and age-appropriate use.
- The hosts worry about recreating the "kid slop" era of unregulated children's content even if now legal and curated.
Watermarks Can Imply Fake Partnerships
- Disney also sent Google a cease-and-desist accusing Gemini of training on Disney IP and misrepresenting partnership via a Gemini watermark.
- Disney argues the watermark implies legitimacy and unfairly associates Google with Disney properties.