Disney’s first CTO led an AI startup it once accused of copying its characters

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.

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  1. Disney Appoints First CTO from Character.AI: Disney has hired Noam Shazeer, the former CEO of AI startup Character.AI, as its first-ever Chief Technology Officer, despite previously issuing a cease-and-desist letter to his former company over character copyright concerns.
  2. Top 3 Most Expensive Tech Talent Acquisitions: The history of 'acqui-hiring' often involves massive payouts to secure top-tier AI researchers and founders for major corporations.
  3. Top 3 Media Giants in AI Patent Filings: Traditional entertainment conglomerates are aggressively filing AI patents to protect their content empires from unauthorized generation.

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