Disney describes Midjourney as “the quintessential copyright free-rider and a bottomless pit of plagiarism.”

Disney and Universal sued a prominent artificial intelligence start-up for copyright infringement on Wednesday, bringing Hollywood belatedly into the increasingly intense battle over generative A.I.

According to the filing, users can simply type prompts like "Darth Vader at the beach" and receive "high quality, downloadable" images featuring Disney's copyrighted character.