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The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI Partner on Sora

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236 points inesranzo | 3 comments | 11 Dec 25 14:05 UTC | HN request time: 0.005s | source
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giancarlostoro ◴[11 Dec 25 14:40 UTC] No.46231943[source]▶
This will not end well for Disney, there were certain historical characters removed from Sora 2 because people kept making racist videos that are hard to censor, and it became increasingly unhinged. This feels like another circular investment where Disney is hoping to make money back I'm sure. On the other hand, assuming they do the freemium stuff, I look forward to making a few videos of my daughters favorite Disney princesses "talking" to her.
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tr45872267 ◴[11 Dec 25 15:39 UTC] No.46232732[source]▶
>This feels like another circular investment where Disney is hoping to make money back I'm sure.

How is that circular?

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1. sebzim4500 ◴[11 Dec 25 15:49 UTC] No.46232851{3}[source]▶
I assume that they mean that OpenAI will now be obligated to pay a lot of that money back to Disney as some kind of licensing fee. No idea if it's true, but that's the only way his comment makes sense.
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2. sschueller ◴[11 Dec 25 16:09 UTC] No.46233160[source]▶
If I were Disney I would want up front cash from OpenAI at this point.
3. baggachipz ◴[11 Dec 25 16:56 UTC] No.46233859[source]▶
The carousel of ~progress~ financing continues to turn....