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

Variety - Sep 18, 2026

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 […]

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