Google Has Taken Down AI-Generated Content Following Disney’s Cease and Desist

Google has bowed to a cease and desist order from Disney, according to the showbiz trade publications Deadline and Variety, and taken down some unknown number of AI videos featuring Disney intellectual property. Both publications estimate “dozens,” suggesting a fairly targeted effort.

A deal between Disney and OpenAI—Google’s fiercest AI rival—was announced Thursday that sees Disney investing $1 billion in OpenAI while sanctioning the use of its characters in outputs by the…