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Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce

After chatbot startup Character.AI filed for bankruptcy earlier this week, many of its employees will have the opportunity to take jobs at Disney. Character.AI’s former CEO Karandeep Anand recently became the entertainment giant’s first CTO, and the startup previously said that Disney had agreed to…

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  1. 2026-10-18 16:30 · TechCrunch AI
    Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce

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