Disney Is Making a $20 Million Bet on Character.AI. Here’s What It’s Really Buying

Disney’s $20 million bid for Character.AI shows how businesses can capitalize on the AI hype by acquiring valuable technology ...

Character.AI files for bankruptcy amid torrent of legal problems, agrees to sell some assets to Disney for $20M

Chatbot startup Character.AI has filed for bankruptcy, agreeing to ​sell some assets for $20 million to Disney – roughly a ...

Disney Thought This 1993 Film Was Too Scary for Kids and It Features One of the ‘Best Animated Movie Characters’

Disney feared The Nightmare Before Christmas would scare kids, yet Jack Skellington later ranked among Empire’s best animated ...

Disney offers $20M for Character.AI’s scandal-plagued chatbot tech

The move may be surprising. In September of 2025, Disney joined others in publicly criticizing Character.AI for stealing content and harming kids. Specifically, Disney sent a strongly worded cease-and ...