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Thursday, October 15, 2026
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e27 · Business · Policy & Society
Character.ai was worth US$2.7B to Google. Disney just offered US$20M
Companion-AI startups carry existential legal risk: Character.ai's licence value fell from US$2.7 billion to US$20 million after teen-safety lawsuits and its founders' exit.