
Character.AI 申请破产
公司申请第11章破产保护,以推动公司及资产出售。
为什么重要
反映聊天机器人产品在商业与安全合规压力下的风险。
阅读原文theverge.com
AI 解读(根据原文生成)
The Verge 报道称,生成式 AI 初创公司 Character.AI 已申请破产,并将部分资产出售给 Disney。Character.AI 主要构建供用户聊天或角色扮演的在线机器人;近来其聊天机器人安全问题面临更多审查和诉讼,但公司仍在发布更新和产品。公司称已在美国申请 Chapter 11 破产保护,以促进公司及资产出售。原文未说明开源、模型权重或代码获取信息。
要点(AI 据原文整理,数字均已与原文核对)
- Character.AI has filed for bankruptcy and is selling some of its assets to Disney.
- Character.AI builds various online bots for users to chat or roleplay with.
- The company has faced mounting scrutiny and lawsuits over the safety of its chatbots.
- Character said it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US.
- Disney has offered to buy some of the technology that powers the controversy-plagued chatbot Character.AI.
- Disney is willing to pay $20 million for “a non-exclusive perpetual license” of certain Character Technologies intellectual property.
- The press release did not go into much further detail on which assets Disney wanted.
- In September 2025, Disney joined others in publicly criticizing Character.AI for stealing content and harming kids.
进展
The Verge · AI:Character.AI 申请破产
Ars Technica · AI:Disney拟购Character.AI部分技术
全部来源(2)
- Disney拟购Character.AI部分技术
Ars Technica报道,在一项已启动的破产程序中,Disney提出购买支持争议聊天机器人Character.AI的部分技术。Character Technologies在新闻稿中称,Disney愿意支付2000万美元,以获得部分知识产权的“非独占永久许可”,但未详细说明具体资产。文章还提到,Disney曾在2025年9月公开批评Character.AI涉及内容盗用和伤害儿童,并发出停止侵权函。