New York Post

Disney orders Character.AI to scrap Marvel, Star Wars chatbots over ‘grooming and exploitation’ concerns: ‘Dangerous to children’

Disney ordered Character.AI to stop creating chatbots that impersonate its iconic characters — from Mickey Mouse to Spider-Man to Darth Vader — raising concerns that the popular app’s bots have ...
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 ...
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 ...
CNBC

Disney sent cease and desist letter to Character.AI over use of copyrighted characters

Disney sent a cease and desist letter to Character.AI last week that warned the startup to stop using copyrighted characters without authorization. Character.AI allows users to create and interact ...
Polygon

Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI, sends iconic characters to the slophouse

Remember earlier this year when a bunch of Disney characters and civil rights activists were being puppeteered on social media by generative AI prompts? Disney sent a cease-and-desist to Character.ai, ...