Disney hires former Character.AI CEO Karandeep Anand as its first CTO
12exyz · x · 2026-09-19
Disney has hired former Character.AI CEO Karandeep Anand as its first-ever CTO, per Variety — notably, about a year ago Disney accused Character.AI of infringing its copyrights. Commenters quip that Character.AI is now the first company to be 'pseudo-acquired' twice, with its leadership absorbed by big companies without an actual acquisition.
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