Business
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Monday, October 19
Businessvia The DecoderAnthropic wants to set aside five percent of its shares for workers AI might replace
Anthropic wants a new fund, backed by five percent of its shares, that could give to charities or pay people directly if AI costs them their jobs.
Tuesday, October 13
Businessvia The Verge AIXbox starts a team to study how fans move old games to new devices
Microsoft's new Xbox Labs will explore how fans use AI to rebuild games so they run on devices they were never made for.
DisneyBusinessCharacter.ai files for bankruptcy and will shut down if no buyer is found
The chatbot app has filed for bankruptcy. Disney will pay $20 million for some assets, but no one has yet offered to buy the rest, so the app could close.
BusinessEpic Games reportedly has AI write all the code for its Disney shooter
Bloomberg reports Epic is moving to an "AI first" approach on its Disney game. The Marvel and Star Wars shooter has also been delayed with no new date.