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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 - YouTube Concern & critique · 3 attributable reactions
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Established AI field signal Development 6d 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 Concern & critique reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Alexander Howard
“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…” 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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Established Compute & infrastructure Development 7d ago
⚡ 81 h early
data centers taken to court podcast

- YouTube

2 experts are actively discussing the implications.

Why this matches Concern & critique reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Iris van Rooij
“☀️ 📚 Day 1 of the Summer School, we had the inspiring and thought-provoking keynote by @olivia.science, titled: “What is AI, and why is it harmful?” You can watch it here 🎬 🍿 www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi85... 2/🧵” evidence ↗
3 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Iris van Rooij Olivia Guest Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈
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Concern & critique

1 expert

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“☀️ 📚 Day 1 of the Summer School, we had the inspiring and thought-provoking keynote by @olivia.science, titled: “What is AI, and why is it harmful?” You can watch it here 🎬 🍿 www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi85... 2/🧵”

Opportunity & adoption

1 expert

New capabilities, benefits and practical upside.

“maybe some useful points on this terminological issue here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi85...”

Questions & unknowns

1 expert

What remains unresolved or contested.

“For those who are unable to attend, you can find a version of Olivia’s talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi85...”

2 experts discussed this · 5 posts
Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈: Excited to hear @olivia.science’s research on what #AI is and why it is harmful at today’s @adaptcentre.bsky.social webinar. (Happening now!) #PhilAI #CogSci
Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈: For those who are unable to attend, you can find a version of Olivia’s talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi85...
Olivia Guest: oh you already found it! thank youu 🩵
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4 experts · 31 posts · 9d ago
Abeba Birhane Marielza Bhaskar Mitra | ভাস্কর মিত্র Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈
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“"Europe has everything to succeed in the AI race. We cannot afford to lose European talent. We need to empower European start-ups and entrepreneurship." Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva, European C…” evidence ↗
Abeba Birhane: "Today's AI summit brings together businesses, governments and civil society together" Minister Peter Burke TD (fact: there are no civil society representatives, not in the list of speakers) #AISum…
Abeba Birhane: "We are not just talking about AI, we are investing in it. We are accelerating investment in corporate AI innovation." Minister Burke #AISummitIE
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3 experts · 12 posts · 18d ago
Olivia Guest Amy Hoy Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈
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“That's a complex counterfactual, so hard to really adjudicate. But eugenics and harm to humans, especially women, has a long history and is intertwined with the computer and AI sadly from early on …” evidence ↗
Multiple readings Concern & critique · 1 Opportunity & adoption · 1
Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈: So stop using them. There are plenty of alternatives.
Olivia Guest: FWIW Simon was quite the booster, sadly, even by today's standards
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2 experts · 7 posts · 16d ago
Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE) Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈
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“The circulation of a happy affect tied with the surveillance device offset the looming erosion of our privacy through clever advertising that allowed such affect to stick to ring cameras and positi…” evidence ↗
Multiple readings Concern & critique · 1 Opportunity & adoption · 1
Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE): The cute, happy affects these companies seek to generate with their advertising, their discourse, enables the circulation of positive affect which sticks to the product and therefore enables accept…
Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE): A similar thing is happening with the meta creeper glasses via advertising that positions them as accessibility aids, social justice tools, and anything other than what they are which is a fashiona…
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2 experts · 6 posts · 12d ago
Jake Browning Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈
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“Blame the owner, same as we would a reckless tiger owner who looses a dangerous animal on others because it "usually" behaves. But consciousness is neither here nor there. Even if the tiger is cons…” evidence ↗
Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈: Oh dear.
Jake Browning: Blame the owner, same as we would a reckless tiger owner who looses a dangerous animal on others because it "usually" behaves. But consciousness is neither here nor there. Even if the tiger is cons…
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