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Reaction converging Character.ai's Bankruptcy Documents Show the Economics of AI Don't Work Policy & governance · 4 attributable reactions Multiple readings The Chestnut Grove Caught in the Middle of A Years-Long Data Center Fight Concern & critique · 3 attributable reactions Shared emphasis AI Is Already 'Amplifying the Destruction' of War Policy & governance · 2 attributable reactions
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Established AI field signal Development 4d ago
⚡ 8 h early
Character.ai bankruptcy documents reveal

Character.ai's Bankruptcy Documents Show the Economics of AI Don't Work

9 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 3 attributable expert contributions · Joseph Cox, Jason Koebler, Social Media Lab
“Character[.]ai financials: - $13.8m on compute a month, then $10m a month - bringing in $2.8m in subscriptions, sometimes less than $1m - revenue from all sources $5.3m a month Its bankruptcy shows the economics of AI don't work: www.404media.co/character-a…” evidence ↗
9 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered
Alex Hanna Shannon Vallor 404 Media Joseph Cox Jason Koebler Alexander Howard Social Media Lab Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈 +1
How the network is reacting 3 experts are independently emphasizing policy & governance.
Reaction converging

Policy & governance

3 experts

Rules, institutions and accountability.

“Character[.]ai financials: - $13.8m on compute a month, then $10m a month - bringing in $2.8m in subscriptions, sometimes less than $1m - revenue from all sources $5.3m a month Its bankruptcy shows the economics of AI don't work: www.404media.co/character-a…”

Concern & critique

1 expert

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“The circumstances of CharacterAI’s bankruptcy “are exactly what critics of AI have been saying would happen”— @jasonkoebler.bsky.social They, lit money on fire running its product, did not earn much revenue, & faced huge legal fees after causing harm. Enshi…”

2 experts discussed this · 2 posts
Joseph Cox: Character[.]ai financials: - $13.8m on compute a month, then $10m a month - bringing in $2.8m in subscriptions, sometimes less than $1m - revenue from all sources $5.3m a month Its bankruptcy shows…
SwiftOnSecurity: GenZ has no money to goon
Dr J. Rosenbaum: Character[.]ai financials: - $13.8m on compute a month, then $10m a month - bringing in $2.8m in subscriptions, sometimes less than $1m - revenue from all sources $5.3m a month Its bankruptcy shows…
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Primary source 404media.co ↗
Developing Compute & infrastructure Development 1d ago
⚡ 6 h early
Chestnut Grove data center community fight

The Chestnut Grove Caught in the Middle of A Years-Long Data Center Fight

5 experts across 2 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Sam Cole
“After this backlash, Nscale is saying they've never planned to "bulldoze" the trees, as viral social media posts claimed. But they and the governor's office do plan to move them, which experts say will almost definitely kill them within a few years. www.404…” evidence ↗
5 experts 2 communities 1 sources clustered
404 Media Hypervisible Joseph Cox Jason Koebler Sam Cole
How the network is reacting Experts are approaching this through 3 distinct lenses.
Multiple readings

Concern & critique

1 expert

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“An endangered American Chestnut grove is under threat from a proposed data center. West Virginia governor wants to simply move the trees, says they will die anyway. Good stuff: www.404media.co/west-virgini...”

Policy & governance

1 expert

Rules, institutions and accountability.

“After this backlash, Nscale is saying they've never planned to "bulldoze" the trees, as viral social media posts claimed. But they and the governor's office do plan to move them, which experts say will almost definitely kill them within a few years. www.404…”

Building & implementation

1 expert

How teams are shipping and applying it.

“In addition to being overwhelmingly unpopular with the communities where they’re built, and despite the trillions of dollars dumped into their development, data center projects and the industry at large around the world are starting to flounder.”

Primary source 404media.co ↗
Established Models & releases Development 6d ago
⚡ 6 h early
ChatGPT ad targeting prompts investigation

How ChatGPT Targets Ads To You Based On Your Prompts, Phone Number, and Email

5 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · BostonJoan 🏳️‍🌈 🦫
“Get this crap out of universities and protect your privacy by telling Congress to regulate AI. www.404media.co/how-chatgpt-...” evidence ↗
5 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered
404 Media Hypervisible Joseph Cox BostonJoan 🏳️‍🌈 🦫 Social Media Lab

“Get this crap out of universities and protect your privacy by telling Congress to regulate AI. www.404media.co/how-chatgpt-...”

“So ChatGPT lets basically anyone target ads to people simply based on email, phone number, or unique phone identifier. @josephcox.bsky.social tried it and successfully ran an ad about how humans are reading your ChatGPT prompts in like 5 minutes. Read more:…”

Primary source 404media.co ↗
New AI field signal Signal 3h ago

AI Is Already 'Amplifying the Destruction' of War

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 2 attributable expert contributions · 404 Media, Joseph Cox
“The people who write the Laws of Armed Conflict want to put guardrails on AI weapons systems. Will the world listen?” evidence ↗
2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
404 Media Joseph Cox
Primary source 404media.co ↗