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Reaction converging Character.ai's Bankruptcy Documents Show the Economics of AI Don't Work Policy & governance · 4 attributable reactions
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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 ↗
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Alex Hanna Shannon Vallor 404 Media Joseph Cox Jason Koebler Alexander Howard Social Media Lab Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈 +1
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Reaction converging

Policy & governance

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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…”

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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…”

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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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4 experts · 31 posts · 9d ago
Abeba Birhane Marielza Bhaskar Mitra | ভাস্কর মিত্র Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈
Matches Policy & governance
“"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…” 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 · 3 posts · 13d ago
Olivia Guest Rebecca Williams Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈
Matches Policy & governance
“a friend’s brother that works at a bank told them today that they were ordered to remove “AI” from the slide decks, not to replace it with “SI” just replace it with anything else if it gets us away…” evidence ↗
Rebecca Williams: a friend’s brother that works at a bank told them today that they were ordered to remove “AI” from the slide decks, not to replace it with “SI” just replace it with anything else if it gets us away…
Olivia Guest: a friend’s brother that works at a bank told them today that they were ordered to remove “AI” from the slide decks, not to replace it with “SI” just replace it with anything else if it gets us away…
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2 experts · 6 posts · 12d ago
Jake Browning Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈
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“Consciousness is rarely the deciding factor legally. Someone asleep at the wheel is liable, whereas someone conscious but drunk still can't consent. Ascribing intent is mostly about observable, con…” 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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