Character.AI 申请破产后，Disney 同意录用其至少 60 名员工
Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character AI’s workforce
- 1Character.AI 本周早些时候申请破产，Disney 同意向至少 60 名员工发出录用邀请，估计年薪酬总额 6000 万美元
- 2彭博披露的法律文件显示 Disney 此前同意以 2000 万美元收购部分资产，收到邀请的员工绝大多数已接受
- 3文件称 Character.AI 虽有庞大活跃用户群，但受高成本、潜在诉讼责任和监管压力拖累
- 4该公司面临一起涉及 14 岁男孩自杀的诉讼和儿童安全相关的政府调查，当前报价属诱导竞价，或有更高出价
实质是借破产程序完成的人才收购，60 人团队的薪酬承诺远超 2000 万美元资产对价，高成本与诉讼监管负担才是压垮原公司的主因。
- 影响：现金流困难的 AI 团队可被大公司借破产程序整体吸纳，留住人才的真实成本体现在薪酬承诺而非资产价格；消费级 AI 产品涉未成年人安全的诉讼与监管成本，可能成为压垮公司的主要负债。
- 参考：若考虑收购困境中的 AI 团队，可先算出保留核心员工的年薪酬总包并与资产对价对比；评估消费级 AI 标的时值得把未决诉讼和监管调查列入尽调清单。
- 依据：60 人录用、6000 万美元年薪酬与 2000 万美元资产对价出自彭博披露的破产法律文件；员工接受比例为文件表述，暂无独立验证。
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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.)
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