First Big-Name AI Startup Goes Bankrupt, Sells Assets to Disney for $20M
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-10-13
Per Reuters Legal, a once-prominent AI startup has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US and agreed to sell some of its assets to Walt Disney for $20 million. Ed Zitron and Gary Marcus framed it as the first high-profile AI startup casualty, a notable marker in the AI hype cycle.
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