TikTok U.S., Disney-Kimmel + WTF is a chief AI officer with The Washington Post’s Sam Han

This week’s episode recaps the deal for a U.S.-only version of TikTok (4:15), Disney’s Jimmy Kimmel controversy (10:27) and Meta’s talks to license content from publishers (18:21). Then The Washington Post’s Sam Han joins the show to explain what the role of chief AI officer actually entails and why a media company would want to appoint an AI overseer (26:26).

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