What people said 15 voices · verbatim

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  IT'S HAPPENING lol. https://www. reuters.com/legal/litigation/c haracterai-files-bankruptcy-agrees-sell-some-assets-disney-20-million-2026-10-13/

  peter@thepit.socialMastodon3d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  ”Character.ai’s CEO Karandeep Anand is joining Disney in a newly created role as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. Karan expects to be joined by members of Character’s technical team to build on Disney’s impressive technology capabilities to help connect fans worldwide with its beloved stories and characters in new and…

  andsoitisHacker News3d agoview on Hacker News ↗
• @

  Earlier this year, I sued https://character.ai/ for violating our state laws by having their AI companion bots pose as licensed professionals providing medical advice. Filing for bankruptcy doesn't erase what they did, and I won't let them use the bankruptcy process to dodge accountability. And...

  @governorshapiroX3d agoview on X ↗
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  The big name AI company bankruptcy I wasn't expecting first is Character.AI. It filed for chapter 11 with Disney bidding $20M to license some of its IP. — Google acquihired the founding team for $2.7B in 2024 which mostly went to investors and the founders. — Two years later, it's bankrupt.

  @carnage4lifeBluesky3d agoview on Bluesky ↗
• R

  “Character.AI said it has begun the formal ​process to sell assets, including a license ​of certain intellectual property, through Chapter 11 and is ⁠seeking court approval for auction rules that would designate ​Disney as the lead, or stalking horse, bidder.” “Character.AI files for bankruptcy, agrees to sell some assets for $20 million |…

  rom@social.lolMastodon3d agoview on Mastodon ↗
• D

  2 years in, the founders and 30 researchers took Google's $2.7b and left. Then they had to ban kids which was probably most of their userbase. Yet they were still putting $1m/mo on the corporate cards with 86 full time bay area employees on ~$278k average base, and almost $100k owed to DoorDash. lol

  drewbittHacker News3d agoview on Hacker News ↗
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  https://character.ai/ is bankrupt. Only years too late to save the kids it took. So last night one of the truly greatest offenders when it comes to abusing AI with kids had to file bankruptcy: https://x.com/... This is the company that promised to replace people's moms with AI (obviously...

  @twestesX3d agoview on X ↗
• D

  Is the bubble starting to burst? I want to be cautiously optimistic. https://www. reuters.com/legal/litigation/c haracterai-files-bankruptcy-agrees-sell-some-assets-disney-20-million-2026-10-13/ # AI # aGoodAICompanyIsADeadAICompany # NoAI

  David@setouchi.socialMastodon3d agoview on Mastodon ↗
• S

  > Google spent over $2 billion to hire away much of the company’s talent, including co-founders Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, in 2024.

  schleck8Hacker News3d agoview on Hacker News ↗
• @

  Character AI has gone bankrupt. The AI startup announced its Chapter 11 filing through a late-night newswire press release

  @wongmjaneX3d agoview on X ↗
• T

  The startup will sell some of its assets to Disney for $20 million. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/just -5-years-in-interactive-chatbot-platform-character-ai-files-for-bankruptcy/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

  TechCrunch@mstdn.socialMastodon3d agoview on Mastodon ↗
• T

  A lot of money moved through different hands, yet it doesn’t seems that nothing of value was created.I wonder how any of this makes sense.

  thor-rodriguesHacker News3d agoview on Hacker News ↗
• S

  May this be the start of the bubble bursting. 🤞🏼 https://www. reuters.com/legal/litigation/c haracterai-files-bankruptcy-agrees-sell-some-assets-disney-20-million-2026-10-13/

  stopthatgirl7@famichiki.jpMastodon3d agoview on Mastodon ↗
• G

  I wonder what will happen to all the very personal and sensitive data they (probably) have on users?

  gizzlonHacker News3d agoview on Hacker News ↗
• B

  Farewell, Character.AI https://www. reuters.com/legal/litigation/c haracterai-files-bankruptcy-agrees-sell-some-assets-disney-20-million-2026-10-13/

  brucelawson@vivaldi.netMastodon3d agoview on Mastodon ↗