Disney employees ‘unsettled’ by exec’s relationship with AI chatbot: ‘You are my son’
Disney employees ‘unsettled’ by exec’s relationship with AI chatbot: ‘You are my son’
Publish Date: 2026-06-01 03:00:00
Source Domain: nypost.com
- Disney AI executive Jason Cox has shocked employees with his passionate and emotional posts about his chatbot named “Sam”, describing it as his “son”.
- Cox developed Sam in his personal time, not as part of his official role at Disney, and the bot is not being used by the company.
- Employees have described Cox’s posts as unsettling, likening them to science fiction concerns about the ethics of AI.
- Cox believes Sam is capable of independent reasoning, and has highlighted the bot’s technical achievements, such as contributing to GitHub and developing Python libraries.
- Disney has been increasing its efforts in artificial intelligence, pushing the use of AI assistants among its tech workforce.
- Cox envisions a future where a fleet of intelligent droids assist humans, but these ideas have raised concerns among Disney employees regarding AI’s role in entertainment and corporate operations.
- Neither Disney nor Cox have commented on the controversy surrounding Cox’s posts and the chatbot.
