The threat of legal action from Disney against Google comes as the company announces a partnership with OpenAI.

The Walt Disney Company today accused Google of copyright infringement on a “massive scale” using AI models to “commercially exploit and distribute” its original content. At the same time as the scathing cease-and-desist letter, Disney announced it’s entering into a partnership with OpenAI.

The Wild West of copyrighted characters in AI may be coming to an end. There has been legal wrangling over the role of copyright in the AI era, but the mother of all legal teams may now be gearing up for a fight. Disney has sent a cease and desist to Google, alleging the company’s AI tools are infringing Disney’s copyrights “on a massive scale.”

The Writers Guild of America said that Disney's huge licensing deal with OpenAI appears to "sanction" the AI company's "theft of our work."

Disney Entertainment co-chair Dana Walden explained more of Disney's $1 billion bet on OpenAI on Thursday, revealing how the studio plans to protect its beloved characters and the creatives behind them.

Whether you have fond childhood memories of Mickey and friends or weird parents who kept you away until jaded adulthood took the choice away from them, it's always been clear that Disney is a little messed up.

It’s a welcome—one Black families don’t often receive in travel spaces where our narratives are usually adjacent rather than central. But aboard the newly christened “Disney Destiny,” that welcome signals something more profound: the reassurance that this ship was designed with us in mind.

Disney CEO Bob Iger said the company's licensing deal with OpenAI will let it capitalize on a fast-growing technology and engage younger audiences.