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Google-Tied AI Startup Once Valued at a Billion Dollars Declares Bankruptcy: Character.AI, the once-buzzy chatbot startup that faced lawsuits over the deaths of minors, has declared bankruptcy. (futurism.com)
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[-] ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The people who want to use a roleplay chatbot, and the people who are comfortable with their chat being in the cloud, probably makes a very poor venn diagram. Things like Sillytavern ate their lunch before it even got off the ground. No idea what (non-hype) investors excepted

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