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AI Daily Podcast 12/13/2025
Today’s podcast episode was created from the following stories:
Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI to put Mickey Mouse inside your text prompts
Source: Original article
Disney will invest $1 billion in OpenAI and bring Sora into its ecosystem starting in 2026, enabling fans to generate short videos with 200+ licensed characters from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars. The deal excludes real actor likenesses and voices, and Disney may curate select fan-made videos on Disney+. The company will also deploy ChatGPT internally—signaling a major strategic pivot toward generative AI.
Hollywood’s labor unions respond to Disney’s dystopian new AI deal
Source: Original article
SAG-AFTRA said it will closely monitor the Disney–OpenAI partnership to ensure compliance with contracts and laws protecting performers’ image, voice, and likeness, while the WGA warned the deal risks legitimizing AI trained on copyrighted works. Both unions urged stronger guardrails and pledged to scrutinize how user-generated videos rely on guild members’ work. Expect continued labor oversight—and potential legal challenges—as the rollout approaches.
What smart people are saying about Disney’s licensing deal with OpenAI
Source: Original article
Industry observers say the deal is as much about revenue and control as it is about tech—pulling fan-made content into a brand-safe, monetizable ecosystem and setting quality standards as more characters edge into the public domain. Analysts call it a potential watershed for licensed, rights-respecting AI content, even as questions loom about fan acceptance, brand risks, and the optics of investing $1B instead of collecting license fees. The blueprint could influence how major brands structure AI-native IP ecosystems.
How can lawyers stop AI’s hallucinations? More AI, of course.
Source: Original article
After sanctions tied to fabricated citations, firms like Cozen O’Connor are using tools such as Clearbrief to detect hallucinations before filings reach a judge. With hundreds of documented incidents and rising, legal tech vendors are pushing “walled garden” AI assistants grounded in vetted case law from Thomson Reuters and LexisNexis to reduce risk. Bottom line: more AI is being deployed to police AI, with audit trails and cite-check reports becoming part of compliance hygiene.
Recycling: Röntgentechnik und KI sortieren alte Akkus und Batterien aus Hausmüll
Source: Original article
German waste facilities face thousands of fires annually, mostly from lithium-ion batteries tossed into household trash. A new system using X-ray imaging, AI, and air jets—BatterySort by WeSort AI—automatically removes batteries (and other hazards) from sorting lines, cutting fire risk and enabling recovery of valuable materials. It’s a practical example of AI improving safety and sustainability in recycling operations.
