An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets. Disney and Universal sued Midjourney on Wednesday for generating Shrek, Darth Vader, Buzz Lightyear, and a host of other copyrighted characters in the first major legal showdown between Hollywood and generative AI. The lawsuit is filled with examples meant to show Midjourney outputting copyrighted characters. Disney and Universal claim in the lawsuit that Midjourney uses such copyrighted characters to market and promote its tools. One particular sticking point for the plaintiffs: Midjourney’s soon-to-be-released video generator.