Disney. Collaboration over control.
Disney used to shut things down when its characters were copied. Now it has licensed Star Wars, Marvel and Pixar to OpenAI's video tools. Control, it turns out, is easier to keep by joining in.
THE GIST ON DISNEY: "Collaboration Over Control"
What has Disney done with OpenAI?
Disney has struck a major partnership with OpenAI, licensing parts of its intellectual property for use in AI-generated video tools. That includes some of the most valuable franchises in entertainment: Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar.
For years, Hollywood has treated AI as a legal and cultural threat. Disney has decided to engage with it instead.
Why would Disney collaborate?
Disney always used to try to shut things down when its characters were copied. But remixing is now inevitable, and this is a really good example of how cultural power actually works, with precedent behind it.
By partnering with OpenAI, Disney keeps its characters relevant, visible and regulated.
Who controls the story now?
Their stories are protected from adaptation because they are now the platforms for adaptation.
Smart cultural leadership, or the first step towards losing control over storytelling? Over to you.
Should Disney let AI remix its characters?
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What has Disney agreed with OpenAI?
A major partnership licensing parts of its intellectual property, including Star Wars, Marvel and Pixar, for use in AI-generated video tools.
Why is Disney doing it?
Because remixing is inevitable. Partnering keeps its characters relevant, visible and regulated, and makes Disney the platform for adaptation.
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