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

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16.10.2026

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

In AI, patience may be the ultimate power move.

EXPERT OPINION BY ASH KUMRA

Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. Photo: Getty Images

Never pay peak hype prices for unproven technology. Chatbot startup Character.AI filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware after facing severe legal, regulatory, and operational pressures.  

The company was once valued in the billions as a darling of the Silicon Valley consumer AI boom. Now it is putting its assets up........

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