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

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Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI's workforce after its bankruptcy, with the former CEO becoming Disney's first CTO.

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  • •Following Character.AI's bankruptcy filing earlier this week, many of its employees will have the opportunity to work at Disney.
  • •Character.AI's former CEO, Karandeep Anand, recently became Disney's first CTO.
  • •Disney had previously agreed to acquire some of Character.AI's assets for $20 million.
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