It can seemingly replicate almost any animation style, reproducing characters from titles including DreamWorks’ Shrek, Pixar’s Ratatouille and Warner Bros.’ The Lego Movie. This gave Disney and Universal the ammo to get off the sidelines and sue Midjourney as they look to stave off what could be the next big reorientation of consumption habits.

Take a closer look at "How to Train Your Dragon," the live-action movie released in June. Embedded in the end credits of the movie is a warning: Universal Pictures, the major American film studio behind the film,

Studios like Universal are worried about exactly that, especially since the companies that operate these AI models have not exactly been shy about feeding them material that they

It further read, “ This motion picture is protected under the laws of the United States and other countries. Unauthorized duplication, distribution, or exhibition may result in civil liability and criminal prosecution. ” In a screenshot shared by a moviegoeron X/Twitter, the warning towards the end of credit role for Bad Guys 2 read,

The studio has begun adding legal warnings to the credits of films including "Jurassic World Rebirth" against training generative AI works on its IP.

Universal Pictures is continuing its crackdown on generative AI with new messaging, threatening legal action against anyone who uses its movies to train AI systems, at the end of all its new movies. The legal warning says Universal's movies "may not be used to train AI" and appears during the end credits of its releases.

Universal Pictures' AI warnings in the end credits of Jurassic World Rebirth and The Bad Guys 2 are explained in a new report about studio's stance.

Universal Pictures is making it clear to big tech companies: don’t use our movies to train your AI systems. And if you do, expect a lawsuit. Starting in June, the studio began adding a new warning to the end credits of its films.