Disney’s first CTO led an AI startup it once accused of copying its characters
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Bringing in the former CEO of an AI character startup it previously challenged signals Disney is moving from defensive IP posture to building native AI character infrastructure. If you own valuable IP, the bar is rising from "protect it" to "operationalize it as an AI-native product surface" under executive-level leadership.
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