The AI bubble could expose your deepest secrets

Character.ai's bankruptcy, with user data potentially up for sale, highlights a broader risk that AI companies holding sensitive personal information may not survive, and their data could be bought by almost anyone. Experts warn that users often share far more personal details with personified chatbots, and even people who never used the service can be affected because users disclose information about friends and family. The article advises deleting data from services that hold particularly sensitive information.