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Character.AI to end open-ended chats for under-18s

Paul Hill — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:42:01 +0000

The AI platform Character.AI has announced new safety measures. One of them is that open-ended chats for under-18s will end soon. Read more...

Character.AI's mobile app is getting a social feed

David Uzondu — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:10:01 +0000

Character.AI has launched a new feature for its 20+ million active users, introducing a social media-style feed directly within the app. Read more...

Character.AI unveils TalkingMachines for real-time, "FaceTime-style" video generation

Paul Hill — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 11:22:02 +0000

Character.AI has shared an update about some of its research into generative video. The company has demonstrated AI-powered videos that can chat in real-time. Read more...

Character.AI steps into AI video generation with AvatarFX

David Uzondu — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 21:56:01 +0000

AvatarFX is the latest tool from CharacterAI that turns still images into speaking, moving characters. Read more...

In wake of teen's suicide, Character.AI is adding a new parental control feature

David Uzondu — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 14:44:01 +0000

Character AI is adding a new feature that will provide parents with information about their teens' activity on the platform. Read more...

Character.AI's founders to rejoin Google but chatbot firm will also get funding

Paul Hill — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 11:02:01 +0000

Google and Character.AI have agreed to a deal which will give Google access to Character.AI's LLM tech in exchange for funding. C.AI's founders and some researchers will move to Google DeepMind. Read more...