Disney offers $20M for Character.AI’s scandal-plagued chatbot tech
In a bankruptcy proceeding that kicked off yesterday, Disney has offered to buy some of the technology that powers the controversy-plagued chatbot Character.AI.
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Key points
- Disney is willing to pay $20 million for “a non-exclusive perpetual license” of certain Character Technologies intellectual property, the chatbot maker said in a press release that did not go into much further detail on which assets Disney wanted.
- Character.AI, one of the first breakout startups of the generative AI boom, has filed for bankruptcy and is selling some of its assets to Disney.
- Character.ai has filed for bankruptcy and is looking for a buyer.
- The article Character.ai will shut down if no buyer emerges, capping a fall from $2.7 billion Google deal to bankruptcy appeared first on The Decoder.
Sources (5)
- [1]Disney offers $20M for Character.AI’s scandal-plagued chatbot techArs Technica: AI · Oct 13, 06:23 PM
In a bankruptcy proceeding that kicked off yesterday, Disney has offered to buy some of the technology that powers the controversy-plagued chatbot Character.AI.
Disney is willing to pay $20 million for “a non-exclusive perpetual license” of certain Character Technologies intellectual property, the chatbot maker said in a press release that did not go into much further detail on which assets Disney wanted.
- [2]Character.AI files for bankruptcyThe Verge: AI · Oct 13, 10:32 AM
Character.AI, one of the first breakout startups of the generative AI boom, has filed for bankruptcy and is selling some of its assets to Disney.
- [3]Character.ai will shut down if no buyer emerges, capping a fall from $2.7 billion Google deal to bankruptcyThe Decoder · Oct 13, 03:27 PM
Character.ai has filed for bankruptcy and is looking for a buyer.
The article Character.ai will shut down if no buyer emerges, capping a fall from $2.7 billion Google deal to bankruptcy appeared first on The Decoder.
- [4]Just 5 years in, interactive chatbot platform Character.AI files for bankruptcyTechCrunch: AI · Oct 13, 12:23 PM
- [5]Character.ai Files for BankruptcyHacker News (AI, 100+ points) · Oct 13, 11:24 AM · same content
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