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

The lawsuit-riddled controversial AI chatbot company Character.AI officially filed for bankruptcy earlier this week. Now, reports say Disney is looking to buy up most of the AI startup’s workforce.

Disney and Character.AI have had a rocky past. Roughly a year ago, the entertainment giant sent Character.AI a cease-and-desist letter, accusing the AI company of allowing its users to create unauthorized chatbots based on beloved Disney characters. The dispute ended without a lawsuit when Character.AI removed the characters from its platform.