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Character.ai
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Character.AI
Character chat, in Chapter 11 since 13 Oct. Court-run sale with Disney as $20M stalking-horse bidder; auction 1 Dec. The platform may wind down if no buyer keeps it running.
What it offers
Main offerings
- Character.ai
- User-created AI characters.
Recent news
- Court approves Character.ai sale process; bids due 24 Nov, auction 1 DecDisney is the $20M stalking-horse bidder; the platform may wind down if no buyer keeps it running.Character.AI ↗
- Anand starts as Disney CTO; no Character.ai successor named yetCharacter.ai is without a CEO, and some technical staff are following Anand to Disney.The Walt Disney Company ↗
- Disney names former Character.AI CEO Karandeep Anand as its first CTOThe company loses its CEO a year after Disney's cease-and-desist letter, which signals leadership turnover.Deadline ↗
- Character.AI and Google agree to settle teen suicide lawsuitsSettlements in four states. Liability over companion bots and minors remains the category's biggest overhang.CNN Business ↗
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