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Members of Character.AI's technical team are expected to join Disney

Event: Sep 18, 2026 · Published: Sep 29, 2026

On September 18, 2026, Character.AI and The Walt Disney Company announced that members of Character.AI's technical team are expected to join Disney. Neither announcement describes an acquisition or a licensing agreement, and Character.AI said its app remains live. The move has only been announced, and the Character.AI record still lists the company as privately held with no parent organization.1 2

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The Next Chapter of Entertainment and Fandom (external site: blog.character.ai)
Character.AI · Announcement · published Sep 18, 2026 · accessed Sep 29, 2026
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The Walt Disney Company Names Karandeep Anand to Newly Created Role of Chief Technology Officer (external site: thewaltdisneycompany.com)
The Walt Disney Company · Announcement · published Sep 18, 2026 · accessed Sep 29, 2026

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@misc{usasi_news_character_ai_team_expected_to_join_disney,
  author = {{USASI}},
  title = {Members of Character.AI's technical team are expected to join Disney},
  year = {2026},
  month = sep,
  howpublished = {\url{https://unitedstatesofamericasuperintelligence.com/news/character-ai-team-expected-to-join-disney/}},
  note = {United States of America Superintelligence. Last updated 2026-09-29}
}

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