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AI & machine learninghigh impactDisney's first CTO led an AI startup it once accused of copying its characters
· Los Angeles, United States · Americas · no longer in the live window
The former CEO of Character.AI, which Disney previously sent a cease-and-desist letter to, will serve as the company's first-ever chief technology officer.
- Topic
- AI & machine learning
- Location
- Los Angeles, United States (34.052°, -118.244°)
- Region
- Americas
- Impact
- high
- Reported by
- TechCrunch
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