That shouldn't have been a problem given that AI can fully replace talent. The whole company should in theory only have needed a dream and an Anthropic subscription.
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replyNow i hear that in gandalfs moria voice: "Full of a Toke! Next time throw yourself after it into the wishing well!"
replyWell one of those two names was a core contributor to the Attention paper, arguably the top contributor, before leaving Google to make Character Ai, no wonder the re-hired him back (before he left again).
replyThat's a long time ago. They should have been able to make a go of it in these hyped times.
replySame thing they did with windsurf
replyhow exactly did character.ai lose $2b in 2 years?
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replySounds like this money went to individual employees/shareholders and not the company itself?
replyThey have all the money to shareholders. The company that existed after the aquihire is effectively a different company from the original.
replylawsuits maybe?
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