Disney Drops Microsoft's GitHub Copilot, Adopts OpenAI's Codex

Disney is ending its use of Microsoft's GitHub Copilot and several other AI coding tools in the US starting August, according to an internal message viewed by Business Insider. The company plans to adopt OpenAI's Codex coding tool, while retaining access to Anthropic's Claude Enterprise and Cursor. Disney is also dropping Amazon's Kiro and Q AI tools. The decision follows employee feedback that Copilot produced needlessly complex code and was rarely used, with some staffers preferring Claude and Cursor. Disney's streaming leaders have created an AI adoption dashboard to track usage and encourage faster output. The move is a setback for Microsoft's Copilot, which has lagged behind rivals like ChatGPT and Claude in adoption.

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