{"id":2155106,"date":"2025-11-13T22:36:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T22:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2155106"},"modified":"2025-11-13T22:36:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T22:36:37","slug":"disney-will-soon-let-users-make-ai-slop-with-its-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/disney-will-soon-let-users-make-ai-slop-with-its-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney+ Will Soon Let Users Make AI Slop with Its Characters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Boy, Disney continues to be the villain. They have proven time and again that, despite their outward appearance of hopeful art for the whole family, the House of Mouse has but one priority and that is making money. Why else would they churn the IP butter (gross, sorry) for constant needless sequels and live-action remakes? Not to mention, instantly <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-live-indefinitely-nexstar-media\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:kowtow to bad-faith aggressors;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">kowtow to bad-faith aggressors<\/a> in the face of free speech. (That they <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/abc-brings-back-jimmy-kimmel-show-after-mass-protests\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:then re-kowtowed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">then re-kowtowed<\/a> when their profits lessened is all the more telling.) At any rate, the newest indication of \u201cMoney Over Everything\u201d at Disney comes in the form of allowing Disney+ subscribers to create shortform gen-AI content using all of their most beloved characters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This displeases me, if you couldn\u2019t tell.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Disney-Pixar<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/digital\/disney-plus-gen-ai-user-generated-content-1236426135\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Hollywood Reporter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/em> (which we saw <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/disney-plus-ai-generated-user-videos-ugc-sora-mickey-2000644077\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:via Kotaku;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">via <em>Kotaku<\/em><\/a>), Disney CEO Bob Iger announced the \u201cmost significant changes \u2014 from a product perspective, from a technology perspective\u201d for Disney+ on the company\u2019s fourth quarter earnings call. Part of what this means is utilizing its relationship with Epic Games to create interactive features to its Disney+ platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe other thing that we\u2019re really excited about, that AI is going to give us the ability to do, is to provide users of Disney+ with a much more engaged experience, including the ability for them to create user-generated content and to consume user generated content \u2014 mostly short-form \u2014 from others,\u201d said Iger. He later also said Disney had \u201cproductive conversations\u201d with unnamed AI companies and that the priority is to \u201creflect the need to protect the IP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">RELATED ARTICLE<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/prime-video-launches-x-ray-generative-ai-recaps-for-tv-series\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prime Video Launches Generative AI Recaps for TV Series;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Prime Video Launches Generative AI Recaps for TV Series<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">So, the company that literally changed copyright law to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/mickey-mouse-steamboat-willie-public-domain-horror-movie-trailer-mickeys-mouse-trap-is-terrible\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:keep Mickey Mouse out of the public domain;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">keep Mickey Mouse out of the public domain<\/a> for far longer than any previous fictional character will now let users make their own AI slop using registered trademarked characters. Sort of like the company equivalent to your parents letting you drink underage as long as you do it with them. We can infringe on their copyright to our hearts content as long as we use their platform and they get money out of it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">So get ready for TikTok and Instagram Reels to have an overflow of <em>Lilo &amp; Stitch<\/em> or <em>Frozen<\/em> characters doing things nobody cared to see. While it may (and who even knows at this point) put a few extra bucks in the Mouse\u2019s pocket, I can\u2019t imagine the countless humans who put untold hours into making indelible animated characters and beloved films will be super thrilled this is happening. Is this what people want when they make movies? The devaluing of art, even commercial art, through generative AI is a problem I doubt we\u2019ll see the end of any time soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Kyle Anderson is the Senior Editor for Nerdist. He hosts the weekly pop culture deep-dive <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/laserfocus\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:podcast Laser Focus;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">podcast Laser Focus<\/a>. You can find his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/tags\/kyle-anderson-review\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:film and TV reviews here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">film and TV reviews here<\/a>. Follow him on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/letterboxd.com\/kyle_anderson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Letterboxd;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Letterboxd<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/disney-plus-to-let-users-create-generative-ai-shorts-using-characters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Disney+ Will Soon Let Users Make AI Slop with Its Characters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Disney+ Will Soon Let Users Make AI Slop with Its Characters<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nerdist;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Nerdist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boy, Disney continues to be the villain. They have proven time and again that, despite their outward appearance of hopeful art for the whole family, the House of Mouse has but one priority and that is making money. Why else would they churn the IP butter (gross, sorry) for constant needless sequels and live-action remakes? 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