🪦 Dead
Character.AI (Independent)
Acqui-hired · Acqui-hire · shut down August 2, 2024
- Born
- Died
- Lifespan
- 1y 10m
- Cause of death
- Acqui-hire
- Killed by
- Type
- Startup
The viral AI chatbot platform where users created and talked to AI 'characters.' After safety controversies and intense competition, Google effectively acqui-hired the founders and key staff, leaving the company a shell of its former self.
Collateral damage: Users lost unique AI personalities they had spent hundreds of hours training and conversing with.