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Character.AI cofounders fight 'alter-ego' theory in US lawsuit over teen's suicide

By Amy Miller ( August 21, 2025, 00:26 GMT | Insight) -- Character.AI’s cofounders are trying to escape a Florida lawsuit over a teen’s suicide, saying there’s no evidence they are “alter egos” of the chatbot company and should be held liable as co-defendants. Instead, evidence shows that Character.AI observed corporate formalities, hired more than 100 people, and secured funding from multiple independent investors, they said.Character.AI’s cofounders are trying to escape a lawsuit in a Florida federal court over a teen’s suicide, saying yesterday that there’s no evidence they are “alter egos” of the chatbot company and should be held liable as co-defendants....

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