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"The company is not for sale. It's another one of his tactics to try to mess with us."

"So my very basic read is Elon's offer isn't serious."

"Musk and his legal team's insistence that the offer is real should keep it in the headlines for a while, but I’m still skeptical of their story."

"We don't expect any meaningful discussions to develop."

"Elon's offer to purchase the OpenAI nonprofit for $97.4billion isn't going to happen."

"It's time for OpenAI to return to the open-source, safety-focused force for good it once was. We will make sure that happens."

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The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI announced a three-year licensing agreement on Thursday, allowing users to create short videos using more than 200 characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars through OpenAI’s Sora video-generation tool and ChatGPT images.

The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI announced a three-year licensing agreement on Thursday, allowing users to create short videos using more than 200 characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars through OpenAI’s Sora video-generation tool and ChatGPT images.

Per the agreement, Disney will invest $1 billion in OpenAI and receive warrants to purchase additional equity. Disney will also become a “major [OpenAI] customer” by utilizing its APIs to build new tools and products for services like Disney+, as well as by equipping Disney employees with ChatGPT.

Per the agreement, Disney will invest $1 billion in OpenAI and receive warrants to purchase additional equity. Disney will also become a “major [OpenAI] customer” by utilizing its APIs to build new tools and products for services like Disney+, as well as by equipping Disney employees with ChatGPT.

The deal does not cover talent likenesses or voices, with OpenAI pledging to implement age-appropriate policies, along with other controls, to prevent users from generating “illegal or harmful content” and to respect the rights of content owners and individuals.

The deal does not cover talent likenesses or voices, with OpenAI pledging to implement age-appropriate policies, along with other controls, to prevent users from generating “illegal or harmful content” and to respect the rights of content owners and individuals.

While the final transaction remains subject to definitive agreements, approvals and closing conditions, OpenAI expects its products to begin generating Disney-licensed characters in early 2026, with a curated selection of Sora-generated videos available to stream on Disney+.

While the final transaction remains subject to definitive agreements, approvals and closing conditions, OpenAI expects its products to begin generating Disney-licensed characters in early 2026, with a curated selection of Sora-generated videos available to stream on Disney+.

In addition to the commercial aspects of the contract, Disney and OpenAI also affirmed their commitment to “the responsible use of AI that protects user safety and the rights of creators,” with both companies working to advance “human-centered AI” in storytelling.

In addition to the commercial aspects of the contract, Disney and OpenAI also affirmed their commitment to “the responsible use of AI that protects user safety and the rights of creators,” with both companies working to advance “human-centered AI” in storytelling.

Disney CEO Bob Iger claimed that the collaboration would “extend the reach of our storytelling” while respecting creators, telling CNBC the deal was “a way in” to AI. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman added that the agreement demonstrates how “AI companies and creative leaders can work together responsibly to promote innovation.”

Disney CEO Bob Iger claimed that the collaboration would “extend the reach of our storytelling” while respecting creators, telling CNBC the deal was “a way in” to AI. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman added that the agreement demonstrates how “AI companies and creative leaders can work together responsibly to promote innovation.”

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The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI announced a three year licensing agreement on Thursday that will allow users to generate short videos using more than 200 characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars through OpenAI's Sora video generation tool and ChatGPT Images.

The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI announced a three year licensing agreement on Thursday that will allow users to generate short videos using more than 200 characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars through OpenAI's Sora video generation tool and ChatGPT Images.

As part of the agreement, Disney will invest $1 billion in OpenAI and receive warrants to purchase additional equity, while also becoming a major customer using OpenAI's application programming interfaces to build new products and tools for Disney+ and deploying ChatGPT for employees.

As part of the agreement, Disney will invest $1 billion in OpenAI and receive warrants to purchase additional equity, while also becoming a major customer using OpenAI's application programming interfaces to build new products and tools for Disney+ and deploying ChatGPT for employees.

The licensing deal does not include any talent likenesses or voices, and OpenAI has committed to implementing age appropriate policies and other controls to prevent generation of illegal or harmful content while respecting the rights of content owners and individuals.

The licensing deal does not include any talent likenesses or voices, and OpenAI has committed to implementing age appropriate policies and other controls to prevent generation of illegal or harmful content while respecting the rights of content owners and individuals.

Characters available for use include Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Cinderella, Simba, Mufasa, Black Panther, Captain America, Deadpool, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Yoda and characters from Frozen, Moana, Toy Story, Zootopia and other franchises, according to the companies.

Characters available for use include Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Cinderella, Simba, Mufasa, Black Panther, Captain America, Deadpool, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Yoda and characters from Frozen, Moana, Toy Story, Zootopia and other franchises, according to the companies.

Disney CEO Bob Iger stated the collaboration would extend the reach of storytelling through generative AI while respecting creators, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the agreement demonstrates how AI companies and creative leaders can work together responsibly to promote innovation.

Disney CEO Bob Iger stated the collaboration would extend the reach of storytelling through generative AI while respecting creators, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the agreement demonstrates how AI companies and creative leaders can work together responsibly to promote innovation.

Under the license, curated selections of Sora generated videos will be available to stream on Disney+, with the service expected to start generating fan inspired videos with Disney's licensed characters in early 2026, and the transaction remains subject to definitive agreements.

Under the license, curated selections of Sora generated videos will be available to stream on Disney+, with the service expected to start generating fan inspired videos with Disney's licensed characters in early 2026, and the transaction remains subject to definitive agreements.

Disney's billion-dollar OpenAI deal transforms subscribers into unpaid content generators while flooding Disney Plus with AI slop that degrades beloved characters created by skilled human artists. The partnership abandons creative integrity for cheap automation, inviting the same toxic misuse seen when Fortnite's AI Darth Vader spewed hateful speech, all while Disney avoids paying the performers who originally brought these characters to life.

Disney's billion-dollar OpenAI deal transforms subscribers into unpaid content generators while flooding Disney Plus with AI slop that degrades beloved characters created by skilled human artists. The partnership abandons creative integrity for cheap automation, inviting the same toxic misuse seen when Fortnite's AI Darth Vader spewed hateful speech, all while Disney avoids paying the performers who originally brought these characters to life.

This groundbreaking partnership puts imagination directly into fans' hands, allowing personal connections with beloved characters through responsible AI innovation that respects creator rights. Disney's strategic investment secures a leadership position in technological advancement while maintaining robust safety controls, proving creative industries and AI companies can collaborate to expand storytelling possibilities and reach vast new audiences.

This groundbreaking partnership puts imagination directly into fans' hands, allowing personal connections with beloved characters through responsible AI innovation that respects creator rights. Disney's strategic investment secures a leadership position in technological advancement while maintaining robust safety controls, proving creative industries and AI companies can collaborate to expand storytelling possibilities and reach vast new audiences.

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This groundbreaking partnership puts the power of imagination directly into the hands of fans, allowing them to create personal connections with the stories and characters they love. Simultaneously, Disney’s strategic investment in OpenAI secures the company a leading technological position while maintaining the robust controls needed to protect the rights of the creative industry.

This groundbreaking partnership puts the power of imagination directly into the hands of fans, allowing them to create personal connections with the stories and characters they love. Simultaneously, Disney’s strategic investment in OpenAI secures the company a leading technological position while maintaining the robust controls needed to protect the rights of the creative industry.

Disney’s billion-dollar deal with OpenAI transforms its subscribers into unpaid content generators, who will flood the internet with AI-slop, degrading the beloved characters carefully crafted by skilled human artists. In doing so, this deal will significantly cheapen Disney’s creative integrity and will invite the same toxic misuse seen on other platforms, such as Fortnite.

Disney’s billion-dollar deal with OpenAI transforms its subscribers into unpaid content generators, who will flood the internet with AI-slop, degrading the beloved characters carefully crafted by skilled human artists. In doing so, this deal will significantly cheapen Disney’s creative integrity and will invite the same toxic misuse seen on other platforms, such as Fortnite.

There is a 51% chance that OpenAI will reach its profit cap for the first round of investors by 2035, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There is a 51% chance that OpenAI will reach its profit cap for the first round of investors by 2035, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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