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A large entertainment union is not happy. The union workers make movies and shows.
Disney and OpenAI have a deal. The deal is for $1 billion.
This deal means Disney characters will be on different apps. One app is ChatGPT. Another is called Sora. Sora is for making AI videos.
Soon, people can make pictures and videos because of this deal. They can use more than 200 Disney characters. For example, they can use Mickey Mouse, Luke Skywalker and characters from Pixar and Marvel. This will start in 2026.
A leader from the union is worried. He says workers are scared about the future.
Disney and OpenAI said they will not use real actors‘ voices or faces. The union leader still thinks there is a risk. He thinks human jobs are given to computers.
Disney’s boss says this is important. He promises to use the technology in a good way.
Another union wants more rules. They ask actors not to let computers scan their bodies.
Some people are mad at OpenAI. People used Sora to make bad videos. They made videos of people who died. This made families sad.
Vocabulary
- Entertainment union – A large group for people who work in TV, movies, or music; helps workers; fights for workers’ rights.
- Union (trade union)– an organization/group that workers join for protection and support
- Worker – A person who has a job; someone who does work for money 👷.
- Show – A TV program; a movie; a play to watch.
- Deal – An agreement; a contract; a plan that two groups make together.
- Billion – 1,000,000,000 = one-billion
- Character – A person or thing in a story or movie; a made-up person.
- App – A small program on a phone or computer; a small piece of software.
- Called – Named; what its name is; known as.
- AI (artificial intelligence) – human intelligence in a machine; A system that can think and learn like a human; See more here.
- Leader – The person in charge of a group; the boss; the head person.
- Worry – To feel scared or nervous about something; to think that bad things might happen 😟.
- Future – The time that has not come yet; tomorrow; the time after now.
- Actor – A person who plays a role in a movie or show; a person who acts on stage 🎭.
- Voice – The sound that comes from a person’s mouth when they talk or sing 🗣️.
- Risk – Danger; something bad that might happen; a possible loss or harm.
- Human – A person; a man, woman, or child; not an animal or a machine.
- Promise – To say that you will surely do something; a strong statement about the future.
- Rule – An instruction that says what you can or cannot do; a law; a regulation.
- Scan – To look at something closely with a machine; to take a picture of the inside or outside of a body.
- Body – The physical part of a person or animal; the main part of a person with arms and legs.
Discussion Questions
- Do you think it is a good idea or a bad idea for Disney to use AI? Why?
- In the future, will computers do most human jobs? Does this make you worry?
- Is it okay to use AI to make videos of people who died? Why or why not?
- Do you think actors should let computers scan their bodies?
- Will movies be better or worse if they are made by AI?
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Fill-in-the-Blank Listening Practice
A large _____ union is not happy. The union workers make _____ and shows.
Disney and OpenAI have a _____. The deal is for $1 billion.
This deal means Disney _____ will be on different apps. One app is ChatGPT. Another is _____ Sora. Sora is for making AI videos.
Soon, people _____ make pictures and videos because of this deal. They can use _____ than 200 Disney characters. For example, they can _____ Mickey Mouse, Luke Skywalker and characters from Pixar and Marvel. This will start in _____.
A leader from the _____ is worried. He says workers are scared about the _____.
Disney and OpenAI said they _____ not use real actors’ voices or faces. The union _____ still thinks there is a risk. He thinks human jobs are _____ to computers.
Disney’s boss says this is _____. He promises to use the technology in a _____ way.
Another union wants more _____. They ask actors not to let computers scan their _____.
Some people are mad at OpenAI. People _____ Sora to make bad videos. They made _____ of people who died. This made families _____.
