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The Disney-OpenAI deal and generative AI copyright concerns

This week’s episode recaps Disney’s deal to open up its character library to OpenAI and Google’s reported plan to roll out ads in its Gemini chatbot. Then Davis Wright Tremaine partner Rob Driscoll joins the show to delve into the copyright concerns and potential trademark issues surrounding brands’ use of generative AI tools (16:40).

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  ‘A year of loose ends’: Digiday editors share top takeaways from 2025

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  The case against AI agents for programmatic ad buying

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  Can a new CEO and massive AI bet turn WPP's sinking ship around?

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  How Black Friday could 'fast track' OpenAI's ad plan

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  The ‘is a hot dog a sandwich’ problem in AI advertising

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  How to build an AI-generated focus group

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  How Kalen Allen navigates brand safety and cultural polarization in the cr…

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  How brand-creator deal dynamics need to evolve

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  The Sora-TikTok U.S. era of short-form video

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  The Trade Desk under pressure

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  OpenAI’s ad plan, Meta’s Vibes + a day in the life of Eater’s Stephanie Wu

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  TikTok U.S., Disney-Kimmel + WTF is a chief AI officer with The Washington…

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  Ferrero's Danielle Sporkin breaks down the reality behind retail media’s f…

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  How AI rewrites search for publishers

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  The Summer Things Turned Messy