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Disney Asks Fans To Generate The Magic, Quietly Takes A Cut
What Actually Happened
| # | Claim | Date | Entities | Source |
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| 1 | Disney announced last week that it is exploring ways to integrate artificial intelligence into Disney Plus, the company's video streaming platform. | Disney, Disney Plus | NPR (archived) | |
| 2 | The company wants users to use its AI to create short-form content, which would then be hosted on the platform for others to consume. | Disney, Disney Plus | Cartoon Brew (archived) | |
| 3 | Disney is planning to add games to Disney Plus, similar to what Netflix has done with its own platform. | Disney, Disney Plus, Netflix | The Hollywood Reporter (archived) | |
| 4 | The creator of a Disney animated series publicly told her followers to unsubscribe from Disney Plus and pirate her work. | Disney, Disney Plus | Deadline (archived) | |
| 5 | Reports indicate that fans would effectively be able to make fanfic and post it on the platform, though the announcement does not necessarily state that AI would be required for user-generated content. | Disney, Disney Plus | NPR (archived) |