迪士尼同意聘用 Character.AI 多数员工
Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce
迪士尼同意向 Character.AI 至少 60 名员工发出录用通知，年薪酬合计约 6000 万美元。Character.AI 本周早些时候已申请破产，其前 CEO Karandeep Anand 已出任迪士尼首任 CTO，迪士尼此前还同意以 2000 万美元收购部分资产，多数收到录用通知的员工已接受；但该交易为 stalking horse 竞拍，其他公司仍可加价。
Character.AI 拥有庞大用户基础却因诉讼和监管压力走向破产清算，读者可据此理解消费级 AI 公司在合规成本、用户安全争议与商业可持续性之间的现实张力。
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9:30 AM PDT · October 18, 2026
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.
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. 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.” (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.)
来源：TechCrunch · techcrunch.com