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character.ai

AI character chat platform

character.ai

Headquarters: Redwood City, United States
Founded year: 2021
Company type: Private company
Number of employees: 50–350
Industry: Software

Last updated October 20

Latest news about character.ai

In short: Character.ai filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, faced child-safety and privacy concerns from 40 state AGs, and planned a $20M Disney asset sale.

Company announcements

October 13 character.ai

Character.ai initiates Chapter 11 bankruptcy for sale

The company seeks a court-supervised asset sale to maximize stakeholder value while maintaining platform operations until November or December 2026.

September 18 character.ai

Character.ai CEO joins Disney as CTO to innovate entertainment

Karan Anand creates a new role at Disney, potentially bringing Character.ai technical team members to enhance fan engagement with beloved stories.

September 16 character.ai

Character.ai launches post-trained image models for consistent character storytelling

The CAI-Image family supports style transfer, multi-character scenes, camera control, and comics generation. It powers the new Comics feature and Imagine surfaces within the app, ensuring character consistency across various artistic styles and layouts.

April 16 character.ai

character.ai launches c.ai Books for interactive classic literature play

This new feature from c.ai Labs lets users step inside public domain novels to roleplay characters and shape narratives on mobile and web.

Media coverage

October 20 NPR

An AI chatbot files for bankruptcy. Is it a bad omen for the industry?

Character.AI, which lets users create custom chatbots for immersive roleplaying, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy following a string of legal challenges and the loss...

October 15 MSN

Character.AI bankruptcy faces new hurdle as 40 state AGs raise safety, privacy fears

A coalition of 40 state attorneys general is raising concerns about child safety and data privacy amid Character.aI’s ...

October 14 New York Attorney General

Attorney General James Urges Court to Protect Children and Consumers in Character.AI Bankruptcy

NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 39 other attorneys general today warned that Character.AI should not be...

October 14 DIE ZEIT

Serious allegations against Character.AI

The once-pioneering chatbot company Character.AI is bankrupt. This is also due to numerous lawsuits against the corporation following several deaths of teenagers. This shows: Pressure works.

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