Character.ai 破产待售，无人接盘将关停
原标题：Character.ai will shut down if no buyer emerges, capping a fall from $2.7 billion Google deal to bankruptcy
AI 摘要
AI 聊天平台 Character.ai 已申请破产并挂牌出售，若在 2026 年 12 月初前没有买家，服务将关停，期间平台和订阅继续运营。公司将原因归咎于涉及儿童伤害的诉讼、监管压力与运营问题，并提及一名青少年自杀事件。迪士尼以 2000 万美元收购部分资产，包括一项永久非独占技术许可，前 CEO Karandeep Singh Anand 等前员工将协助过渡。此前谷歌在 2024 年以 27 亿美元达成交易，部分目的是让联合创始人 Noam Shazeer 回归，但他已于 2026 年前离开并加入 OpenAI。
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Character.ai will shut down if no buyer emerges, capping a fall from $2.7 billion Google deal to bankruptcy AI chat platform Character.ai has filed for bankruptcy and is up for sale. The deal should close by early December 2026. No buyer means the service shuts down. The platform and subscriptions keep running until then. Character.ai blames lawsuits over harm to children, regulatory pressure, and operational problems. One teenager took his own life. Disney is picking up some assets for $20 mill