Edward Saatchi

Early life and education Edward Saatchi is the son of Maurice Saatchi and Josephine Hart. His father is an Iraqi Jew born in Baghdad while his mother was Irish. He was educated at London's Westminster School but was eventually permitted to participate after personally presenting himself at a campaign office in Iowa.

In 2014, he was part of the founding team of Oculus Story Studio, the virtual-reality filmmaking division of Oculus VR.

Fable Studio

In January 2018, Saatchi co-founded Fable studio with Pete Billington. Its premier title was a virtual reality film titled Wolves in the Walls, based on the Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean children's book of the same name.

Im May 2023, Fable Studio announced an AI project titled "The Simulation", which plans to create a simulated reality of AI-powered characters with the eventual goal of creating an artificial general intelligence. In July 2023 as part of The Simulation project, Fable Studio released a paper describing their tool named AI Showrunner that can create full animated TV episodes. In June 2024, Fable Studio announced a streaming service, based on their AI tool and also titled Showrunner, that will allow users to create their own episodes.

Personal life Saatchi told Forbes in 2014 that he practises Transcendental Meditation, rises before dawn, exercises daily and enjoys films and painting.