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Character.ai bankruptcy could lead to sale of user data

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Court filings suggest Character.ai may be facing bankruptcy, with the potential to sell user data to other companies. This situation highlights a common exception in privacy policies where bankruptcy allows for data sales. The platform's chatbots, some designed to mimic professionals like lawyers or psychiatrists, have fostered relationships with millions of users who may have shared personal information. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential risks to user privacy and data security in AI platforms, especially during financial instability.

RANK_REASON News about a company's potential financial distress and data handling practices, rather than a core AI development.

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Character.ai bankruptcy could lead to sale of user data

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · chryptorlabs ·

    Character.ai is going bankrupt the good news: court filings say it can sell its user data to other buyers tens of millions of people built relationships with it

    Character.ai is going bankrupt the good news: court filings say it can sell its user data to other buyers tens of millions of people built relationships with its chatbots, some posing as lawyers or psychiatrists the catch in most privacy policies: bankruptcy is one of the listed …

    LINKS bbc.com/…/20261029-the-ai-bubble-could-ex…

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