Disney Cartoon AI Creates Controversial Images
• RICKY THE AI STEAMBOAT - Experimental AI image generator trained on Disney’s 1928 cartoons can make eldritch horrors.
• Three early Mickey Mouse cartoons entered the public domain on January 1st, allowing AI experimentation.
• Model trained on still images from Steamboat Willie, Plane Crazy, and The Gallopin' Gaucho.
• People are using it to create parody images Disney might not approve of.
• Legal situation complex - AI images are public domain but may include copyrighted content from base model.