Character AI Files for Bankruptcy Amid Disney Hiring Agreement
Chatbot platform Character AI has filed for bankruptcy protection and is reportedly entering into a deal where Disney will commit to hiring the majority of its workforce and acquiring assets, with former CEO taking a role at Disney.
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“Character AI filed for bankruptcy, and Now they're over at Disney.”
Kirsten Korosek
“Character AI announced that it was going to be seeking bankruptcy protection. And I think at that point, Disney's involvement was already somewhat known.”
Anthony Ha
Heard on Equity — “The PHP Armageddon reminds us that the internet is held together by glue and dreams”, published Friday, October 23, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.