AI聊天平台Character.ai在特拉华申请破产保护，迪士尼2000万美元兜底竞购
知名AI聊天平台Character.ai的母公司Character Technologies Inc.于10月12日宣布，已在美国特拉华州联邦破产法院启动自愿破产保护程序（Chapter 11），以便通过拍卖出售公司全部或绝大部分资产，实现资产价值最大化。公司表示，在出售流程进行期间，平台将继续正常运营。
根据公司发布的官方声明，在申请破产前，Character.ai已与迪士尼全球服务公司达成「兜底竞购」（stalking horse）协议：迪士尼将出价2000万美元，竞购该公司部分知识产权的非独占永久许可及相关债权，并提供由迪士尼聘用的前Character.ai员工组成的过渡服务团队，帮助平台在出售期间安全运转。该交易仍需接受更高报价的竞争。
公司预计，整个出售流程将在2026年11月底至12月初完成。若最终未能达成能让平台继续运营的收购方案，Character.ai平台将被关闭。
信息来源：Business Wire（公司官方声明） https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261012656385/en/Character.ai-Initiates-Voluntary-Chapter-11-Proceeding-to-Facilitate-Value-Maximizing-Sale-Process
Character.ai Files for Chapter 11 in Delaware; Disney Makes $20 Million Stalking Horse Bid
WILMINGTON, Del. — Character Technologies Inc., the company behind the AI chat platform Character.ai, announced on Oct. 12 that it has filed a voluntary Chapter 11 case in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to run a court-supervised sale of all or substantially all of its assets. The platform will continue operating during the sale process, the company said.
Before filing, Character.ai reached a “stalking horse” agreement with Disney Worldwide Services Inc.: Disney will bid $20 million for a non-exclusive perpetual license to certain company intellectual property and certain claims, and will provide transition services staffed by former Character.ai employees it has hired, to keep the platform running safely during the sale. The deal remains subject to higher or better offers.
The company expects the sale process to close in late November or early December 2026. If no transaction emerges that allows the platform to continue, Character.ai will be wound down.
Source: Business Wire (company statement)
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