Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce

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In Brief Posted: 9:30 AM PDT · October 18, 2026 Image Credits:Character.AI Anthony Ha Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce

简讯发布时间：太平洋夏令时间 2026 年 10 月 18 日上午 9:30 图片来源：Character.AI Anthony Ha 迪士尼同意聘用 Character.AI 的大部分员工

After chatbot startup Character.AI filed for bankruptcy earlier this week, many of its employees will have the opportunity to take jobs at Disney. Character.AI’s former CEO Karandeep Anand recently became the entertainment giant’s first CTO, and the startup previously said that Disney had agreed to acquire some of its assets for $20 million.

在聊天机器人初创公司 Character.AI 本周早些时候申请破产后，其许多员工将有机会在迪士尼获得工作岗位。Character.AI 前首席执行官 Karandeep Anand 最近成为了这家娱乐巨头的首位首席技术官，而该初创公司此前曾表示，迪士尼已同意以 2000 万美元的价格收购其部分资产。

A legal filing spotted by Bloomberg revealed more details about the agreement between Character.AI and Disney, with Disney agreeing to make employment offers to at least 60 Character.AI employees — the majority of the workforce — paying them an estimated $60 million in annual compensation. The filing also says that the “vast majority” of Character.AI employees who were offered jobs at Disney accepted them.

彭博社发现的一份法律文件披露了 Character.AI 与迪士尼之间协议的更多细节，迪士尼同意向至少 60 名 Character.AI 员工（即其大部分员工）提供工作机会，并支付估计每年 6000 万美元的薪酬。文件还称，收到迪士尼工作邀请的“绝大多数”Character.AI 员工都接受了邀请。

However, this is a stalking horse bid, so another company could come forward with a higher offer. The filing says that despite its “large and engaged user base,” Character.AI has been hobbled by high costs and “potential litigation-related liabilities and regulatory engagement.”

然而，这属于“预先包装好的竞标”（stalking horse bid），因此其他公司仍可能提出更高的报价。文件称，尽管拥有“庞大且活跃的用户群”，但 Character.AI 一直受到高昂成本以及“潜在的诉讼相关责任和监管介入”的困扰。

(The company was sued by the mother of a 14-year-old boy who said her son became obsessed with one of Character.AI’s chatbots before committing suicide; it also faces government investigations over child safety concerns.)

（该公司曾被一名 14 岁男孩的母亲起诉，她称自己的儿子在自杀前沉迷于 Character.AI 的一款聊天机器人；该公司还面临政府关于儿童安全问题的调查。）