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

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

TL;DRDisney is hiring most of Character.AI's staff after the chatbot startup went bankrupt.

Why it matters: Signals Disney's serious push into AI development and consolidates talent from a failed generative AI venture.

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…

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