# Disney Hired Bankrupt Character.ai Engineers, Not Its Characters

- Source: Forbes
- Published: 2026-10-19T21:56:55+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://www.forbes.com/sites/maureenkerr/2026/10/19/disney-hired-bankrupt-characterai-engineers-not-its-characters/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/disney-hired-bankrupt-character-ai-engineers-not-its-characters-e4a7ed/

Disney is bidding $20 million for Character.ai technology after hiring its engineers. The bankruptcy leaves 12 million users and the platform behind.

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