(CNN) — Disney is taking a $1 billion equity stake in OpenAI, while also striking a deal that would allow its famous characters be used on Sora, the AI…
Read more Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and licensing its characters for SoraThe Walt Disney Company announced on Thursday that it has signed a three-year partnership with OpenAI that will bring its iconic characters to the company’s Sora AI video…
Read more Disney signs deal with OpenAI to allow Sora to generate AI videos featuring its characters | TechCrunchFirst chance I got, I downloaded the Sora app. I uploaded images of my face—the one my children kiss at bedtime—and my voice—the voice I use to tell…
Read more All the Bad Things That Can Happen When You Generate a Sora VideoAccording to CNBC, OpenAI must not use the term “cameo” in the Sora app after a temporary restraining order was issued by Judge Eumi K. Lee of the…
Read more OpenAI Can’t Legally Use the Word ‘Cameo’ in Sora NowOpenAI’s social app Sora launched with a controversial feature called Cameo, allowing users to deepfake themselves or others (with permission). The feature had a tenuous rollout — Martin…
Read more OpenAI learned the hard way that Cameo trademarked the word ‘cameo’ | TechCrunchCameo, the app that allows people to buy short videos from celebrities, has won an important victory in its legal battle against OpenAI. On Monday, a federal judge…
Read more OpenAI can’t use the term ‘Cameo’ in Sora following temporary injunctionThe cast of “Saturday Night Live” is coming for the sometimes absurd world of AI-generated video. A skit from the show’s Nov. 15 episode poked fun at the…
Read more ‘Saturday Night Live’ Just Nailed the Problem With AI ProductsShe got him. Photo: Comedy Central AI couldn’t make the November 12 episode of South Park. This week, the animated comedy took on Sora, OpenAI’s video-creation tool, and…
Read more South Park’s Donald Trump and J.D. Vance Are Hooking UpNew data indicates that use of Meta AI’s mobile app for iOS and Android has seen a significant increase. According to a new analysis from market intelligence provider…
Read more Meta AI’s app downloads and daily users spiked after launch of ‘Vibes’ AI video feed | TechCrunchNew York (CNN) — OpenAI announced that it has “paused” users’ ability to generate videos of Martin Luther King Jr. on its artificial intelligence video tool Sora, following backlash…
Read more OpenAI’s Sora bans Martin Luther King Jr. deepfakes after his family complainedOpenAI has paused video generations of Martin Luther King Jr. on Sora at the request of King Inc., the estate that manages his legacy. The company said in…
Read more OpenAI suspends Sora depictions of Martin Luther King Jr. following a request from his familyJapan’s government has asked OpenAI not to infringe on anime and manga content that it called “irreplaceable treasures,” according to a report from ITMedia seen by IGN. The…
Read more Japan asks OpenAI not to infringe on ‘irreplaceable’ manga and anime contentYesterday, Mark Cuban told his followers on Threads, “For those of you on Sora, my Cameos are open. Have at it.” At first, it sounded like a joke.…
Read more Mark Cuban Just Invited Everyone to Deepfake Him on Sora and It’s Really Quite BrilliantSora, OpenAI’s app and social network for AI-generated videos, has been downloaded over one million times, according to Sora head Bill Peebles. The app reached one million downloads…
Read more OpenAI’s TikTok of AI slop hit one million downloads faster than ChatGPTThe complete copyright-free-for-all approach that OpenAI took to its new AI video generation model, Sora 2, lasted all of one week. After initially requiring copyright holders to opt…
Read more You Can’t Use Copyrighted Characters in OpenAI’s Sora Anymore and People Are Freaking OutLast week, OpenAI released Sora 2, the latest version of its AI video creator, along with a new Sora app for making and sharing those videos. The new…
Read more Fake Protest Videos Are the Latest AI Slop to Go Viral in MAGA WorldWell, the AI wars just got worse. Just when I thought the AI platformers had figured out how to temper their conquests and deliver tools that would result…
Read more OpenAI’s Sora App Drags Us Into the Litigation Phase of AIZelda Williams, daughter of the late actor Robin Williams, has a poignant message for her father’s fans. “Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing…
Read more You can’t libel the dead. But that doesn’t mean you should deepfake them. | TechCrunchOpenAI’s Sora app for AI videos is a viral hit, despite being invite-only for now and limited to users in the U.S. and Canada at launch. On its…
Read more OpenAI’s Sora soars to No. 3 on the U.S. App Store | TechCrunchWell, that was fast. One day after Wired reported that OpenAI was preparing to release a new AI social video app, the company has revealed it to the…
Read more OpenAI’s Sora app is real but you’ll need an invite to try it