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Disney to hire most of Character.AI's staff after bankruptcy

Original: Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce After chatbot startup Character.AI filed for bankruptcy e

Disney has agreed to hire the majority of Character.AI's workforce following the chatbot startup's bankruptcy filing earlier this week. Employees will have the opportunity to move into roles at Disney, with Character.AI's former CEO Karandeep Anand reportedly among those making the transition. The deal gives the struggling AI company's staff a landing spot while Disney gains chatbot engineering talent.

Why now: Disney absorbing an AI startup's team is a notable sign of entertainment giants acquiring AI talent amid shakeouts in the chatbot industry

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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… · techwire@gamefan.net · 1

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