Futurism warns other AI companies should fear Character.AI's fate
5 Oct 14 2:52 PM · 2d ago · 7 posts · 1 comment · 2 sources · development 5 of 8
Futurism argued the bankruptcy filings reveal structural problems — unsustainable compute costs relative to revenue and crushing legal liability — that could apply across the AI companion and chatbot industry, not just Character.AI.
Character.AI AI companion chatbot startupDisney Lead bidder for Character.AI assetsGoogle Prior technology licensor and talent acquirerKarandeep Anand Character.AI CEOJason Koebler 404 Media reporter
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HEADLINE: "Other AI Companies Should Be Very Afraid of What Just Happened to Character.AI" ALT HEADLINE: "The Public Should Be Very Happy About What Just Happened to Character.AI" https:// futurism.com/artificial-intell igence/ai-companies-afraid-characterai-bankrupcy
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Yeah, I was thinking about someone intentionally having the AI do it. You’re right about the malfunction thing though.
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Character.AI's privacy policy permits disclosure of user data in asset sales. As of Oct. 13, no party had petitioned the bankruptcy court for a consumer privacy ombudsman to oversee the sale process. User chat histories remain unprotected during the transition. https://www. implicator.ai/character-ai-fil…
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"An affidavit filed in bankruptcy court by Character.ai CEO Colin Adams noted simply: “Character’s impressive technology is expensive to operate,” and “at all times, Character has struggled with profitability and its operational expenditure has been high.”" https://www. 404media.co/character-ais-bank…
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TL;DR: New York Attorney General Letitia James leads a multi-state investigation as Character.AI faces bankruptcy, focusing on consumer data protection amid regulatory scrutiny from 40 bipartisan AGs. https://www. theverge.com/policy/1011417/ne w-york-ag-characterai-bankruptcy # law # tech # legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 # autosum
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The first AI to declare bankruptcy - I figured this wouldn't happen until 2028. Are we at the top of the AI bubble? https:// futurism.com/artificial-intell igence/ai-companies-afraid-characterai-bankrupcy
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