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Character.ai has initiated voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy

The gist

Character.ai filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 13 to run a court-supervised sale.
The platform stays online, but could be wound down without a bid.

How it unfolded

  1. 2021Character.AI is founded by former Google researchers Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas.
  2. Early 2024Elon Musk's xAI and Meta compete for a tie-up with chatbot-maker Character.ai.
  3. 2024Google rehires Shazeer and De Freitas and pays for non-exclusive rights to use Character.AI's technology, while the startup continues as a separate company.

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