Disney offers $20 million for chatbot tech from scandal-linked Character.AI

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Disney is proposing a $20 million acquisition of chatbot technology from Character.AI. The company was among the first chatbot makers connected to a child suicide scandal. The potential deal involves technology that has been mired in controversy. Disney's offer comes despite the technology's troubling past associations.

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