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TV host Mario Lopez posted an AI-generated clip of his niece at a Dodgers-Red Sox game showing her smearing mustard on her face; the eerie video drew swift online backlash and questions about privacy, with Lopez not addressing the chatter as of now.
Manila condemned a China Daily AI-generated video that depicts a Filipino as a monkey being shoved by US- and Japan-flagged forces amid the South China Sea dispute, calling it dehumanising propaganda and demanding its removal; the incident underscores ongoing tensions in the Spratly Islands and Scarborough Shoal and comes as Beijing maintains its stance on the arbitration ruling while China Daily continues to post mocking imagery.
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi reacted positively to an AI-generated video imagining a remake of Final Fantasy VI, sparking a debate about AI art in games as some fans praise the concept while others push back; Akitoshi Kawazu urged caution, and interest in a potential FF6 remake persists.
OpenAI is shutting down its consumer AI video tool Sora (and its API), including the $1B Disney+ content deal, citing heavy compute costs and profitability pressures. The move suggests a shift away from consumer-facing AI video generation toward enterprise-grade solutions and internal studio tools, with competitors like Runway and Stability AI likely to fill the gap. The decision also reflects broader challenges in monetizing consumer AI video and balancing IP, safety, and investor expectations as OpenAI refocuses toward more scalable, long-term AI strategies.
Disney reportedly walked away from a planned $1 billion licensing deal with OpenAI after OpenAI shut down its Sora video‑generation app; Disney says it will continue pursuing AI collaborations. Multiple outlets suggest the deal never closed and no funds changed hands, reflecting OpenAI’s pivot away from Sora and the broader challenges in AI video initiatives.
OpenAI will discontinue Sora and its API and Sora.com to refocus on core AI work, hardware, and enterprise products, with a timeline for shutdown to be announced. The company will shift safety oversight, pursue world-simulation robotics research, and explore ways to preserve user-created AI videos; the Disney licensing deal tied to Sora has been dropped.
OpenAI is discontinuing Sora, its AI video generator initially popular after a standalone app launch, amid safety concerns and the end of a three-year Disney licensing deal. The company plans to share a shutdown timeline and guidance on saving user-created videos, following criticism over harmful content and copyright issues.
OpenAI will discontinue Sora, its generative-AI video app, without providing a reason, while Disney has scrapped a planned $1 billion investment tied to a licensing deal to generate fan videos using Disney IP. Disney said it will continue to explore AI collaborations to meet fans where they are while protecting intellectual property, effectively ending the OpenAI–Disney partnership.
OpenAI is shutting down its Sora AI video app, months after launch, as Disney exits its $1 billion investment and IP-licensing deal for Sora. OpenAI says it will share timelines for the app and API and guidance on preserving users’ work, signaling a shift away from video generation while remaining open to future AI-video collaborations.
Google's NotebookLM can turn research notes into animated, cinematic video overviews using Gemini 3, Nano Banana Pro, and Veo 3, with Gemini guiding the narrative and visuals; availability is English-only for 18+ users with a Google AI Ultra subscription, and a daily cap of 20 videos.
U.S. men's hockey captain Brady Tkachuk condemned a White House-posted AI video that depicted him insulting Canadians, saying the words and lip movements aren’t his and that he would never say them; the clip went viral as the U.S. team celebrated its Olympic gold.
US Olympic hockey star Brady Tkachuk denounces a viral AI-generated White House clip that allegedly insults Canadians after the US won gold; he says the voice and lips aren’t his. The episode coincides with Trump’s post‑win remarks and a joke about inviting the women’s team, which drew criticism. Twenty US men’s players later visited the White House, while the women’s team declined the invitation.
Seedance 2.0 churns out near-photoreal AI clips—like a Tom Cruise clone in action—that impress but trigger copyright pushback from Hollywood; while pieces such as Jia Zhangke’s Dance show potential for narrative work, the model’s reliance on unlicensed data and its tendency to hide continuity gaps cement its status as a polished but still problematic 'slop' generator.
Warner Bros. has sent a letter to ByteDance accusing Seedance 2.0 of enabling user-generated AI clips that infringe its IP, including Superman, Batman and Game of Thrones, and demanding that ByteDance cease training on these characters and implement guardrails. ByteDance has pledged safeguards, but Warner Bros. argues that the infringement stems from Seedance’s design rather than user behavior. The move follows broad industry criticism from the MPA and SAG-AFTRA and cease-and-desist actions from Disney and Paramount amid the rapid rise of AI-generated video content.
ByteDance says it will strengthen safeguards on its Seedance 2.0 AI video generator after Disney, Paramount, and Hollywood trade groups accuse the tool of copyright infringement; major studios have issued cease-and-desist letters over impersonations of Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and other IP, prompting ByteDance to emphasize it will prevent unauthorized use of intellectual property and likeness while continuing to develop responsible AI.