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Character.AI files for Chapter 11 despite 12 million users

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Character.AI has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to court papers, despite having around 12 million active users. The company has never been profitable and was reportedly losing more than $8 million a month. Disney has emerged as the opening bidder for some of its assets at $20 million, while the app remains operational during the sale process. Commenters note the case shows that a large user base alone does not guarantee a viable business.

Why now: The bankruptcy filing of a well-known AI company with millions of users challenges assumptions that user scale protects AI startups.

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• users are not a moat character.ai: ~12 million active users, never profitable, losing $8M+ a month per court papers it just filed for chapter 11. disney is the opening bidder for some of its assets at $20 million. the app stays up during the sale engagement without a business… · mohith808 · 1

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