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Character.ai files for bankruptcy after Disney’s $20 million licensing deal
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Character.ai's bankruptcy after a Disney licensing deal highlights legal and safety risks in AI content businesses.
AI content firms face legal and safety risk
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Character.ai, once valued at $1 billion, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid legal challenges over teen safety and copyright. The company says that before filing, it struck a deal for Disney to pay $20 million to license certain intellectual property. Character.ai plans a court-supervised sal
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