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 ...

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 ...

On Wednesday, Character.AI announced it will bar anyone under the age of 18 from open-ended chats with its AI characters starting on November 25, implementing one of the most restrictive age policies ...

Artificial intelligence startup Character.AI will ban kids from having conversations with chatbots on its platform following growing pressure from lawmakers and a raft of lawsuits alleging the company ...

Character.AI plans to ban children from talking with its AI chatbots starting next month amid growing scrutiny over how young users are interacting with the technology. The company, known for its vast ...

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 ...

Character.AI said it will soon shut off the ability for minors to have free-ranging conversations, including romantic dialogues, with the startup's AI chatbots. Starting Wednesday, the company will ...

The start-up, which creates A.I. companions, faces lawsuits from families who have accused Character.AI’s chatbots of leading teenagers to kill themselves. By Natallie Rocha and Kashmir Hill Natallie ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Character.AI said Tuesday that it has removed Disney characters from its chatbot platform after the studio asked the developer to stop using its copyrighted characters without authorization. The ...