Ai Ban

Disney → Character.AI

Character.AI, one of the first breakout startups of the generative AI boom, has filed for bankruptcy and is selling some of its assets to Disney for $20 million. The company has faced mounting scrutiny and legal challenges over safety concerns.

→ Decagon

Sources say Decagon, which offers AI customer service agents and was last valued at $4.5B, has hired a bank and is in early talks with buyers, including ServiceNow.

This video explores how PewDiePie trained his own uncensored AI model, Ajax, at home after being banned from OpenAI for distillation. It discusses the implications of open-source AI and the tension between corporate AI control and individual freedom.

AI News • Fireship

According to CrowdStrike, a suspected Chinese-speaking attacker hacked multiple South Korean financial institutions using AI-powered hacking tools. At Shinhan Bank alone, more than 25,000 customer records were stolen, with the attacker using the open-source tool ARTEX that leverages AI models like DeepSeek and GLM-5.

AI Safety • The Decoder

KUAI

Kuaishou's Kling AI has reportedly selected banks for a potential Hong Kong IPO that could raise at least $1 billion. The company is working with China International Capital Corporation and others on the offering.