Character.ai Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
nryoo · hn · 2026-10-13
Character.ai confirmed in an official blog post that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a striking turn for the once-high-flying AI companion startup whose core team was earlier absorbed by Google.
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