Then there’s the other way: With a studio legal victory. The AI models are deemed prohibited from training on this content — this “fair use,” a judge says, ain’t that. In such a scenario we are ensured that for the indefinite future what gets generated in the way of Hollywood images comes from Hollywood and Hollywood alone.

Disney and NBCUniversal are suing Midjourney over the artificial intelligence company's alleged unauthorized use of intellectual property in generated images.

Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference, where the original Macintosh computer was unveiled in 1984, commenced on Monday to showcase an array of upcoming, AI-centered incorporations across all Apple products.

Disney and NBCU filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Midjourney, a generative AI start-up, alleging copyright infringement. The companies alleged that Midjourney’s own website “displays ...