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title: "Disney to hire most of Character.AI's workforce"
url: https://www.parallelquant.com/posts/disney-to-hire-most-of-character-ai-s-workforce-a5fb42
source_name: "TechCrunch"
source_url: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/18/disney-agrees-to-hire-the-majority-of-character-ais-workforce/
published: 2026-10-18T16:30:00.000Z
topics: ["products"]
publisher: "Parallel Quant"
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# Disney to hire most of Character.AI's workforce

*2026-10-18 · Source: [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/18/disney-agrees-to-hire-the-majority-of-character-ais-workforce/)*

Disney agreed to hire the majority of Character.AI's workforce, and a filing says the vast majority of employees offered jobs accepted. The deal is a stalking horse bid, so another company could still come forward with a higher offer.

**Why it matters:** This is an acqui-hire-style exit for a consumer chatbot company, continuing a pattern of big firms absorbing AI talent rather than buying whole companies. It also lands amid state lawsuits over chatbot child safety, hinting at how liability-laden companionship products get unwound.

**Topics:** products

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