Basking in the success of Tere Ishk Mein, Kriti Sanon finds herself at a defining moment in her career, one shaped by quiet confidence, creative courage, and a consistent desire to move beyond the ...

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Character.AI announced on Tuesday that it’s launching “Stories,” a new format that allows users to create interactive fiction that features their favorite characters. The feature comes as an ...

Meta AI, Google Gemini, OpenAI ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot now have eerily human voices. WSJ’s Joanna Stern strapped the AI bots to a tripod and took them to a cabin in the woods to test their ...

In a step toward making its platform safer for teenage users, Character.AI announced this week that it will ban users under 18 from chatting with its artificial intelligence-powered characters. For ...

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 ...

Although attention-seeking behaviors often stem from internal discomfort and personal insecurities, a 2025 study argues that they can have “ripple effects” on the social dynamics of a group setting, ...

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 will ban children under age 18 from having “open-ended chats” with its chatbots, the company said in a blog post on Wednesday, a change that comes as the AI company faces bipartisan ...

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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