A $1 billion, three year deal between Disney and Open AI means consumers can use the Sora video maker to create videos starring Disney characters.

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 company’s video generation platform.

Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI and licenses more than 200 characters — including Mickey Mouse and Moana — to Sora’s AI ...

For more than six decades, Disney has held a monopoly over children's films, forming the basis of several generations' ...