Disney Bankruptcy Proceedings Over Character.AI Technology
The Pure Report account · 2 sources · as of Oct 14, 12:51 UTC
Disney has offered to buy some of the technology that powers the controversy-plagued chatbot Character.AI, willing to pay $20 million for 'a non-exclusive perpetual license' of certain Character Technologies intellectual property.
Attributed reporting
- According to Ars Technica, Disney has offered to buy some of the technology that powers the controversy-plagued chatbot Character.AI.
receipt
“Disney has offered to buy some of the technology that powers the controversy-plagued chatbot Character.AI.” — verbatim from Ars Technica · article - According to Ars Technica, Disney is willing to pay $20 million for 'a non-exclusive perpetual license' of certain Character Technologies intellectual property.
receipt
“Disney is willing to pay $20 million for “a non-exclusive perpetual license” of certain Character Technologies intellectual property.” — verbatim from Ars Technica · article
Framing spectrum · 2 outlets
Coverage patterns
Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): among the earliest were Hacker News and Ars Technica — stamps within 90 minutes.
| Lean | Outlets | Articles | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 2 | 3 | Ars Technica, Hacker News |
Report-by-report timeline · 3
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