Disney and Universal are the first major Hollywood studios to file copyright infringement lawsuits against AI companies, marking a pivotal moment in the ongoing fight by artists, newspapers and content makers to stop AI firms from using their work as training data.

Disney and Universal just sued Midjourney for scraping their IP—ushering in a major showdown over how AI is trained.

Hollywood’s Disney and Universal have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against an AI firm, which they describe as a "bottomless pit of plagiarism". This comes as those working in the film industry have continually voiced their concerns over AI’s impact on their work.