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  "id": 14300302,
  "title": "Disney offers $20M for Character.AI’s scandal-plagued chatbot tech",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/disney-offers-20m-for-character-ais-scandal-plagued-chatbot-tech",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-13T18:23:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ars Technica Policy",
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    "url": "https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/disney-offers-20m-for-character-ais-scandal-plagued-chatbot-tech/"
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  "summary": "Disney may acquire tech from one of the first chatbot makers linked to child suicide.",
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        "outlet": "Ars Technica",
        "title": "Disney offers $20M for Character.AI’s scandal-plagued chatbot tech",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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