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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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Actor Swaminathan, popularly known as 'Chaams', has officially changed his name to Java Sundaresan. This decision was made because fans predominantly recognize him by his iconic character Java ...

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 ...

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 ...

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