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Character.AI, an interactive chatbot platform, filed for bankruptcy five years after launching and is looking for a buyer, and will shut down if none emerges. The startup will sell some of its assets to Disney for $20 million.
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Character.AI, a generative AI startup that lets users create custom chatbot characters, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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