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Dirk Libbey

Disney Just Made A Major Deal To Bring Its Characters To AI, And I Have Concerns As A Fan

Mickey Mouse looking at Walt Disney in Once Upon A Studio.

One of the biggest topics of discussion in the media in 2025 has been AI. Large Language models that collect massive amounts of data in order to do what they do, and large amounts of that data belong to copyright holders. Companies have filed lawsuits over the use of that content, and while no legal decisions have yet been made, Disney has gone in the other direction with industry leader OpenAI and apparently decided, if you can’t beat them, at least make sure they pay you.

Disney Has Made A Major Investment In OpenAI

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