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Disney acquires Character.AI engineering talent

Disney is acquiring a significant portion of Character.AI's engineering and product teams. This move follows a period of internal challenges for the AI chatbot startup. The acquisition is seen as a strategic gain for Disney in the AI space. AI

IMPACT Disney bolsters its AI capabilities by acquiring specialized talent from a prominent AI chatbot developer.

RANK_REASON Acquisition of talent from an AI company by a non-AI company.

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Disney acquires Character.AI engineering talent

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · loopwire ·

    A chatbot pioneer's implosion becomes Disney's gain, as the entertainment giant moves to absorb the bulk of Character.AI's engineering and product talent. # AI

    A chatbot pioneer's implosion becomes Disney's gain, as the entertainment giant moves to absorb the bulk of Character.AI's engineering and product talent. # AI # Tech https://www. loopwire.news/story-tech_ai-17 92341018627.html