From Variety · Todd Spangler · · 40s
Disney Hires First CTO
Disney appoints AI chatbot ex-CEO as its first CTO.
In brief
Disney appoints AI chatbot ex-CEO as its first CTO. Disney hired Karandeep Anand, former Character.AI CEO, as its first CTO after resolving copyright disputes. Originally reported by Variety.
Disney appoints cto
Disney chief Josh D’Amaro named Karandeep Anand as its first chief technology officer.
Anand's background
Anand led Character.AI, an ai chatbot company, before joining Disney.
Copyright dispute
Disney accused Character.AI of copyright infringement and sent a cease-and-desist letter.
Resolution
Character.AI removed Disney characters from its platform after Disney's request.
Next steps
Disney aims to become a tech-forward entertainment company with Anand's expertise.
In short
Disney hired Karandeep Anand, former Character.AI CEO, as its first CTO after resolving copyright disputes.
