After asking AI company to file for bankruptcy, Disney makes an offer to its employees

Disney has offered jobs to employees of Character AI, which recently announced bankruptcy. According to bankruptcy court filings Bloomberg reviewed, the entertainment major has agreed to hire more than 60 workers from the AI chatbot platform and pay them about $180 million over the first three years. The offer comes after Character AI sought bankruptcy protection in October, following legal challenges and mounting costs associated with lawsuits over alleged harm to underage users.​Character AI had warned that its employees were experiencing “diminishing morale” and faced the risk of a mass exodus. The proposed arrangement, which still requires approval from a bankruptcy judge, forms part of a broader licensing deal that gives Disney access to Character's AI technology.​Disney offers jobs and retention payments to Character employees​Under the proposed agreement, Disney would hire most of Character's workforce covered by the deal.