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迪士尼首设 CTO：挖来原 Character.AI CEO 阿南德，统管技术与 AI 平台
据 CNBC 报道，迪士尼宣布 Character.AI 前 CEO Kalpinder Anand 将于 10 月 2 日就任公司首任 CTO（高级执行副总裁），直接向 CEO Josh D'Amaro 汇报，负责企业技术、基础设施、数据与 AI 平台以及产品与工程运营，并协调各技术团队。迪士尼同时从 Character.AI 技术团队招募了部分人员。D'Amaro 称其在基础设施、消费技术与 AI 方面经验全面。值得注意的是，迪士尼去年曾向 Character.AI 发出停止函，要求其停止未经授权使用迪士尼版权角色。
AI推荐理由 转述 CNBC 报道的迪士尼人事任命：Character.AI 前 CEO Kalpinder Anand 将于 10 月 2 日出任迪士尼首任 CTO，统管企业技术、基础设施、数据与 AI 平台，并招募部分 Character.AI 技术团队成员。信息具体、来源可追溯，但属二手转述，无一手声明或细节；对 AI 产业落地有间接参考价值，与模型、Agent 技术本身关联有限。文中还提到迪士尼去年曾向 Character.AI 发停止侵权函，构成值得注意的背景张力。
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Disney Appoints Its First CTO: Hires Anand, Former CEO of Character.AI, to Oversee Technology and AI Platform
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Published inAI News · 3 min read · Sep 20, 2026
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According to U.S. media outlet CNBC, on the 18th local time, Disney announced that Kalpinder Anand, former CEO of Character.AI, will take up the position of Senior Executive Vice President and the company's first Chief Technology Officer (CTO) on October 2, reporting directly to CEO Josh D'Amaro.
D'Amaro has been leading Disney for only a few months and has consistently emphasized using technology to drive the company's various business developments. According to Disney's arrangement, Anand will oversee the company's enterprise technology, infrastructure, data, and AI platforms, as well as product and engineering operations, while coordinating different technology teams to further modernize the entire Disney's technology development and delivery methods.
"Comprehensive Experience in Infrastructure, Consumer Technology, and AI"
In a statement, D'Amaro said: "Kalpinder has rare comprehensive experience in infrastructure, consumer technology, and AI, and will become an important member of Disney's senior management team, helping us continue to advance three key priorities: using excellent storytelling as our North Star, using technology to serve creativity, and operating in a coordinated way under the 'One Disney' approach."
Before joining Disney, Anand led Character.AI, a platform that allows users to create chatbots with different characters and interact with them. In addition to hiring Anand, Disney also recruited some talent from the technical team of Character.AI. Disney stated that during Anand's tenure, Character.AI experienced rapid growth, establishing one of the most active consumer-level AI user groups globally, while placing user trust and safety at the forefront of the platform's development. Previously, he also worked at the fintech company Brex and Facebook, which is part of Meta.
It is worth noting that Disney had previously sent a cease-and-desist letter to Character.AI last year, demanding it stop using Disney's copyrighted characters without authorization.
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