Disney hires former Character.AI CEO Karandeep Anand

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Disney hires former Character.AI CEO Karandeep Anand as its first CTO; about a year ago, Disney accused Character.AI of infringing its copyrights

TL;DRDisney hired Character.AI's ex-CEO as its first CTO despite past copyright lawsuit against his company.

Why it matters: Signals Disney's serious pivot to AI-driven entertainment and suggests the copyright dispute was resolved or deprioritized.

Disney chief Josh D'Amaro, in a move that shows he's trying to position the Mouse House as a tech-forward entertainment company …

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