CTO

American

Or C.T.O.

abbreviation

chief technology officer; chief technical officer: an executive in an organization who oversees policies and decisions relating to technology and science.

CTO British

abbreviation

cancelled to order (of postage stamps); postmarked in sheets for private sale

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Etymology

Origin of CTO

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

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“I had some of the best conversations just sitting in the hot tub with our lead engineer or our CTO and product managers,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Thinking Machines, the AI startup led by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, is a prime example: It has utilized Qwen in its core research and integrated the models into its Tinker platform, which allows developers to fine-tune open-source systems for specific enterprise needs.

From MarketWatch

Murati responded that Zoph was already CTO and asked why he hadn’t been doing his job for months, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Murati, who was previously OpenAI’s CTO, raised one of the largest seed rounds in Silicon Valley history for a company she pitched as a way to make AI systems more customizable.

From The Wall Street Journal

The companies that we’ve seen be the most successful with AI are the companies where the CEO cares a lot, and it’s not just the CTO or the CIO.

From The Wall Street Journal

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