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Disney's Strategic Move: Acquiring Character.AI's Talent Amid Bankruptcy Maneuvers

Disney's Strategic Move: Acquiring Character.AI's Talent Amid Bankruptcy Maneuvers

What Disney Gains From Bidding $20 Million On Character.ai
What Disney Gains From Bidding $20 Million On Character.ai

Disney is bidding $20 million for Character.ai technology after hiring its engineers. The bankruptcy leaves 12 million users and the platform behind.ByMaureen Kerr,Contributor

Disney Wants to Hire Most of the Employees From Bankrupt Character.AI
Disney Wants to Hire Most of the Employees From Bankrupt Character.AI

Disney is interested in Character.AI's legally and ethically controversial business.

Disney Takes On Most of Character.AI's Staff
Disney Takes On Most of Character.AI's Staff

A bankruptcy filing shows Disney offering jobs to most Character.AI staff at about $60M a year, on top of its $20M stalking-horse bid.

Disney Asked Character.AI to Go Bankrupt for a Get-Out-of-Lawsuits Card
Disney Asked Character.AI to Go Bankrupt for a Get-Out-of-Lawsuits Card

The entertainment giant hopes to get trust and safety tech, among other IP, from a startup whose chatbots dozens of states allege encouraged minors to self-harm and kill their parents.

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