Millions of people have confided in Character.AI’s chatbots. But now those intimate chats could end up in another company’s hands.
Character.AI, founded in 2021, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday to pursue a court-supervised sale of its assets. The company faces lawsuits from Kentucky, Pennsylvania and a minor whose name is redacted over its chatbots’ interactions with users.
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In a blog post announcing the filing, the company told users their data “continues to be protected under our Privacy Policy.” But that policy, with language in place since at…