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Character.ai files for bankruptcy, users urged to export data

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Character.ai has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with a potential sale of the company's intellectual property to Disney for $20 million. Users have approximately six weeks to export their chat data before a court decides the company's fate. While the platform assures users that services will remain accessible and data will be protected under the existing privacy policy, the specifics of what a buyer will acquire regarding user data, particularly chat logs and custom characters, remain unclear. The company has also faced multiple lawsuits related to mental health claims. AI

IMPACT Users of Character.ai face potential data loss and platform discontinuation, highlighting risks associated with AI service providers' financial stability.

RANK_REASON Bankruptcy filing and potential sale of a consumer-facing AI platform.

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Character.ai files for bankruptcy, users urged to export data

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Alan West ·

    Character.ai Filed for Bankruptcy. How to Export Your Chats Before the Sale

    <p>Character.ai filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 12, and the only bid on the table so far is Disney's $20 million for a license to some of its IP, which doesn't cover the app you chat in. If you have two years of roleplay, a dozen custom characters, or a chat log you ac…

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