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Disney invests $1B in OpenAI in deal to bring characters like Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video tool
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Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will bring characters like Mickey Mouse and Luke Skywalker to the AI company’s Sora video generation tool.
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