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Disney Hired Bankrupt Character.ai Engineers, Not Its Characters

Monday 19 October22:56 · 4h agoAI summary
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Disney is investing $20 million to acquire Character.ai's technology after hiring its engineers, leaving the bankrupt platform's 12 million users abandoned.

01Summary

  1. 01Disney is bidding $20 million for Character.ai's technology.
  2. 02The deal follows Disney's hiring of Character.ai's engineers.
  3. 03Character.ai has filed for bankruptcy.
  4. 04The bankruptcy leaves 12 million users without the platform.
  5. 05Disney is not acquiring the platform's characters or user base.

02Why it matters

This matters because a major entertainment company is stripping a bankrupt AI platform for its engineering talent and technology, leaving millions of users stranded without service or content.

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