A small cracked building with a FOR SALE sign stands near a robot surrounded by scattered papers stamped BANKRUPT, while a much larger building's crane arm reaches toward them, dangling a tag that reads $20M.

Bankrupt But Wanted

A scandal-linked chatbot company went bankrupt — and a big entertainment company still offered twenty million dollars for its technology.

#14 · 14 October 2026

News of 13 October 2026

Relevant sources

Disney offers $20M for Character.AI’s scandal-plagued chatbot tech Ars Technica
Character.ai has initiated voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy blog.character.ai · via Hacker News

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