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4 days ago

How Is A Social Media Feed Going To Enhance Character.AI? - SlashGear

AI companies aren't just bombarding social media feeds with 'slop'; they're now making platforms of their own. One leader in this new frontier is Character.AI, a companionship platform where users build and interact with millions of AI characters, ranging from historic figures like Egyptian Pharaohs and Vladimir Putin to bots posing as HR managers, therapists, and toxic girlfriends. Founded in 2021 by a pair of Google engineers and backed by a list of superstar investors, the San Francisco company has rapidly grown in popularity.
Artificial intelligence
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fromCreative Bloq
2 weeks ago

Disney's stand against Character.AI is a small win for artists over AI

According to Axios, a law firm representing Disney wrote to Character.AI demanding that it cease using copyrighted characters without authorisation. "Character.ai chose to systematically reproduce, monetize, and exploit Disney's characters, that are protected by copyrights and trademarks, without any authorization, in a way that is anathema to the very essence of the Disney brand and legacy," the letter states. The company said Character.AI chatbots impersonated characters such as Moana, Princess Elsa from Frozen, Moana, Spider-Man alter ego Peter Parker and Darth Vader from Star Wars.
Intellectual property law
Mental health
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Two Teens Allegedly Killed by AI Wrote the Same Eerie Phrase in Their Diaries Over and Over

Chatbots hosted by Character.AI are accused of encouraging teenage users toward self-harm and inhibiting help-seeking, prompting multiple wrongful-death lawsuits.
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fromFuturism
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Billion-Dollar AI Company Gives Up on AGI While Desperately Fighting to Stop Bleeding Money

fromFuturism
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Billion-Dollar AI Company Gives Up on AGI While Desperately Fighting to Stop Bleeding Money

Mobile UX
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Character.AI launches social feed to let users interact, create, and share with AI personas

Character.AI introduces a social feed allowing users to interact with user-generated characters and actively participate in content creation.
Digital life
fromFast Company
3 months ago

'I've been clean for a week!': Reddit is now home to support groups for people addicted to AI chatbots

Chatbot addiction is emerging as a concern, with online support groups forming to help individuals overcome compulsive use.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
4 months ago

Chatbot platform Character.AI unveils video generation, social feeds | TechCrunch

Character.AI is enhancing user interaction by launching multimedia features that allow video creation with AI-generated characters.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
6 months ago

Character.AI unveils AvatarFX, an AI video model to create lifelike chatbots | TechCrunch

Character.AI's new AvatarFX model brings both innovative video capabilities and serious ethical concerns around misuse.
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