CNET

Teens Can't Talk to Character.AI's Chatbots Anymore. Here's What They Can Do Instead

Stories with visual elements and a choose-your-adventure vibe are the first new feature to replace open-ended conversations. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy ...
The Verge

Character.AI launches Stories for teens after banning them from chats

Stories offers a more ‘structured’ experience for teens, who can no longer hold open-ended conversations with the platform’s AI characters. Stories offers a more ‘structured’ experience for teens, who ...
TheWrap

‘Frankenstein’ Cast and Character Guide: Who’s Who in Guillermo del Toro’s Netflix Film?

After months of waiting, director Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” has finally arrived. The Oscar winner’s first film since 2022’s “Pinocchio” hits Netflix this week, following several previous ...
Polygon

All playable characters in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment

The roster of playable characters in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is a big one. You've got the sages from Tears of the Kingdom, a Hylian warrior who excels at parrying, Zora fighters, and even ...
USA Today

Character.AI announces major change to its platform amid concerns about child safety

Artificial intelligence chatbot platform Character.AI announced on Oct. 29 that it will move to ban children under 18 from engaging in open-ended chats with its character-based chatbots. The move ...
Rolling Stone

Character.ai Was Sued Over a Teen’s Suicide. It Just Banned Minors From Chatting With Bots

The AI chatbot service Character.ai announced on Wednesday that it plans to gradually scale back the ability of users under the age of 18 to interact with digital personalities, and eventually cut ...
CNN

After a wave of lawsuits, Character.AI will no longer let teens chat with its chatbots

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TechCrunch

Character.AI removes Disney characters after receiving cease-and-desist letter

Character.AI received a cease-and-desist letter from Disney, urging the chatbot company to remove Disney characters from among the millions of AI companions on its platform, Variety reports. The ...
Variety

After Disney Cease-and-Desist Letter, Character.AI Says It Removed Media Company’s Characters From Its AI Chatbot Platform

Disney‘s lawyers sent a cease-and-desist letter to Character.AI demanding the AI chatbot company remove numerous characters owned by the Mouse House — and accusing the startup of “blatantly infringing ...
Los Angeles Times

AI startup Character.AI removes Disney characters from its chatbot platform after legal letter

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In the latest salvo between Hollywood and artificial intelligence companies, tech start-up Character.AI has ...
Forbes

15 Morally Gray Characters That Have You Questioning Everything

Sometimes it is fun to root for the bad guy. However, if the work is done incredibly well, you may even have to ask yourself, “Wait, are they actually the bad guy?” Morally gray characters allow ...