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Disney Hires Its First CTO: Karandeep Anand, Former CEO of AI Chatbot Start-Up

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18 September
Latest18 Sept, 16:42
Disney Hires First-Ever Chief Technology Officer
Karandeep Anand, the former Meta and Microsoft exec, will help shape the Hollywood studio for the Generative AI era worldwide.
The Hollywood Reporter•Etan Vlessing
Follow-up18 Sept, 16:38
A Year After Jousting With Character.AI, Disney Names Its CEO As Its First Chief Technology Officer
Karandeep Anand, former CEO of Character.AI, has been appointed as Disney’s first chief technology officer. He will report directly to CEO Josh D’Amaro, starting in the post on October 2. News of the appointment on Friday came after significant executive moves on Thursday at the company, which D’Amaro has been reshaping to fit his “One […]
Deadline•Dade Hayes
First seen18 Sept, 15:57
Disney Hires Its First CTO: Karandeep Anand, Former CEO of AI Chatbot Start-Up
Disney chief Josh D’Amaro, in a move that shows he’s trying to position the Mouse House as a tech-forward entertainment company, has tapped veteran technology executive Karandeep Anand as its first chief technology officer. Most recently, Anand was CEO of Character.AI, a generative AI chatbot company. About a year ago, Disney accused Character.AI of “blatantly […]
Variety•Todd Spangler