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

October 18, 2026 Anthony Ha

Summary

Following Character.AI's bankruptcy filing earlier this week, Disney has offered positions to most of the chatbot startup's workers. The entertainment firm previously arranged to purchase selected assets from the business for $20 million. In addition, Character.AI's former leader, Karandeep Anand, recently joined Disney as its inaugural chief technology officer.

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 acquire some of its assets for $20 million. A legal […]

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