Add the visual elements of the character passports by choosing colours, borders, symbols, and illustrations that match each character’s personality. For example, good characters might use bright tones ...

Marvel has a history of banning certain things in their stories, and one of the strangest involved a key part of Wolverine’s iconic design.

Character.AI has stopped users under 18 from accessing its chatbots and launched a new feature called Stories as a replacement, following rising concerns about the mental health risks of artificial ...

In response to growing public concern, Character.ai is banning users under 18 from open-ended chatbot conversations. The company will add age verification and create an AI Safety Lab as well. The move ...

Character.AI said Wednesday that it would bar people under 18 from using its chatbots starting late next month, in a sweeping move to address concerns over child safety. The rule will take effect Nov.

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Teenagers are trying to figure out where they fit in a world changing faster than any generation before them. They’re bursting with emotions, hyper-stimulated, and chronically online. And now, AI ...

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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OpenAI’s latest text-to-video generating app, Sora 2, exploded onto the scene late last week, quickly devolving into a mind-numbing mess of AI slop. Before OpenAI stemmed the flood with crudely ...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said late Friday that the tech company would also explore a revenue share with rightsholders. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor OpenAI is taking steps to walk back the flood of ...