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After Hiring Its CEO, Disney Is Spending $60 Million on Character.ai Employees

Disney is adding AI talent as 56 hires have resigned and 10 await visas, with $180 million in compensation and retention planned over three years.

Summary by Laughing Place
AI chatbot company Character.ai may have declared bankruptcy, but it's looking more and more like most of the company won't really disappear. Instead, it will continue to operate within The Walt Disney Company.What's Happening:Last month, the Walt Disney Company announced it was hiring Character.ai CEO Karandeep Anand as its first...

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Laughing Place broke the news on Friday, October 16, 2026.
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