Disney bids $20M for Character.ai's technology after hiring engineers
10/20/2026 — 10/21, 17:16·2 sources (all)·2 reports (all)
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- According to Forbes, Disney has offered $20 million to acquire Character.ai's technology after hiring away its engineers. The report says th…
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On October 20, 2026, Forbes reported that Disney is bidding $20 million for Character.ai's technology, following its hiring of the company's engineers. According to the report, the Character.ai platform has entered bankruptcy, leaving behind 12 million users and the platform itself still to be dealt with. The report is the only source available on the matter, and it does not say how the bidding process is proceeding or what will happen to the users and the platform. The account therefore stops at that point: Disney's $20 million offer for the technology, the hiring of the engineers, the bankruptcy, and the 12 million users left on the platform.
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Latest turnAccording to NPR, Character.AI has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy following a series of legal challenges and the loss of key talent, raising questions about sustainability in the AI chatbot sector.
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According to NPR, Character.AI has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy following a series of legal challenges and the loss of key talent, raising questions about sustainability in the AI chatbot sector.
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According to Forbes, Disney is bidding $20 million for Character.ai's technology after hiring the company's engineers. The report says the platform has gone bankrupt, leaving 12 million users and the platform itself behind.
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