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AI Startup Once Valued at a Billion Dollars Declares Bankruptcy (futurism.com)

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Character.AI, the GenAI site that convinced some children to kill themselves, has gone bankrupt after parents sued them.

we found hordes of chatbots explicitly dedicated to themes of pedophilia, suicide, self-harm, and eating disorder coaching, as well as a thriving community of users creating chatbots designed to simulate school shootings, romanticize real mass shooters, and even impersonate the real child victims of mass shootings.

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[–] GamingChairModel@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Plus their key founders/executives already left the company to go work for Google in 2024, in an acquihire where Google licenses the technology, hires the key personnel, and leaves the company a shell of its former self.

I wouldn't assume too much from this company, because it's not actually reflective of the broader trends in the industry.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Oh yeah, I forgot about that.

Yeah, CAI was already a walking corpse.