all names

Character person

Named in 5 reports across 2 stories - 8 Oct – 16 Oct
8 Oct 202616 Oct 2026

Closest companions, sized by how often they share a report with Character. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without Character.

AI and Google share 1 reportAI chatbots and Kentucky share 1 reportCharacterAIAI - 2 shared reports (organization)DisneyDisney - 2 shared reports (organization)AI chatbotsAI chatbots - 1 shared report (organization)GoogleGoogle - 1 shared report (organization)KentuckyKentucky - 1 shared report (place)

The stories

Character.AI files for bankruptcy, agrees to sell some assets for $20 million

11 outlets4 reports name Character13 Oct – 20 Oct

How Google is drafting AI chatbot laws around the country

4 outlets1 report names Character18 Sept – 13 Oct

Who keeps naming them

Channel News Asia2Die Zeit (Germany)1tportal (Croatia)1NPR News1

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