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Disney agrees to hire most of Character.AI workforce in stalking horse bid

A filing says Disney agreed to hire the majority of Character.AI's workforce, and the vast majority of employees offered jobs accepted. The bid is a stalking horse bid, so another company could offer more.

First seen 18 Oct, 16:30 UTC on TechCrunch2 sourcesLast update 2h ago

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Linked, never rewritten. Official means the lab itself.

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TechCrunch· 18 Oct, 16:30Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI's workforceWired· 19 Oct, 09:00Disney Asked Character.AI to Go Bankrupt for a Get-Out-of-Lawsuits Card

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18 Oct 16:30TechCrunch Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI's workforce19 Oct 09:00Wired Disney Asked Character.AI to Go Bankrupt for a Get-Out-of-Lawsuits Card