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The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company

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Disney bets $1 billion that OpenAI can turn Mickey into safe AI

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First major studio to both sue AI firms for infringement and license characters to a leading AI platform.

Mickey Mouse just shook hands with the algorithm Hollywood spent two years trying to tame. Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and letting Sora and ChatGPT Images legally pump out short videos and images starring more than 200 Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars characters — but not the actors who play them.

Updated Dec 11, 2025