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Now that Character.AI is going bankrupt, what happens to all of its users’ data?
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State AGs are now trying to make sure its users’ private chats aren’t exposed to the highest bidder.
State AGs are now trying to make sure its users’ private chats aren’t exposed to the highest bidder.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James revealed a years-long multi-state investigation against Character.AI as they now seek to require protections on consumer data sold through its bankruptcy proceeding.
James is among 40 bipartisan AGs who filed a notice of interest in Character.AI’s bankruptcy case “to put all parties on notice of the regulatory issues that will need to be addressed in any sale or transfer of the Debtor’s business or assets.” Character.AI announced Tuesday it was filing for Chapter 11 and selling some assets to Disney. But the AGs warn there could be serious risk involved in the transfer of the technology due to the “highly sensitive nature of the conversations many users have with Character.AI chatbot characters, the large number of minors who use the product, the serious risks posed by specific features of the product.”
The filing also reveals that several of the states had been mid-investigation when Character.AI filed for bankruptcy. The states say they opened a probe into consumer protection and privacy concerns in 2024, following a lawsuit from the mother of a 14-year-old who died by suicide allegedly “seconds” after talking with the chatbot.