Character.AI 申请破产后，迪士尼同意聘用其大部分员工
Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character AI’s workforce
AI 导读
聊天机器人初创公司 Character.AI 本周申请破产后，迪士尼同意向至少 60 名 Character.AI 员工发出聘用邀约，覆盖其大部分员工，年薪总额估计为 6000 万美元。
摘要与补充说明
Character.AI 前 CEO Karandeep Anand 近期已成为迪士尼首位 CTO，该公司此前表示迪士尼同意以 2000 万美元收购其部分资产。法律文件显示，获迪士尼聘用邀约的 Character.AI 员工中“绝大多数”已接受。不过这是一次 stalking horse 竞标，其他公司仍可能提出更高报价。文件称，Character.AI 虽拥有“庞大且活跃的用户群”，但受高成本以及“潜在的诉讼相关责任和监管接触”拖累。
正文
In Brief
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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.)