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Google Acquires Character.AI Team

Date: April 8, 2025
Company: Google
Category: Policy, Business & Society

Narrative

Google acquires Character.AI founding team and licenses technology. Character.AI to operate independently. Strengthens Google conversational AI.

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Reality

Deal valued at $2.7B. Character.AI team joined Google DeepMind. Technology integrated into Gemini. Consumer product sunset. Consolidation signal to market.

Implication

Demonstrated big tech consolidation pressure. Specialized consumer AI companies facing acquisition path vs independence. Talent and technology primary value.

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  • google
  • acquisition