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Amid lawsuits and criticism, Character AI unveils new safety tools for teens

Character AI is facing at least two lawsuits, with plaintiffs accusing the company of contributing to a teen’s suicide and exposing a 9-year-old to “hypersexualized content,” as well as promoting self ...
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An autistic teen’s parents say Character.AI said it was OK to kill them. They’re suing to take down the app

Editor’s Note: Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. In the US: Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Globally: The ...
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Google’s $2.7B Character.AI Deal ‘Elevates Gemini’ Vs. Microsoft, AWS: Partners

‘The popularity of Agentic AI can be seen in the solutions built by Salesforce, ServiceNow, Glean and others, as well as the custom agents our clients are asking us to build using Google’s Gemini ...
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Character.AI hires a YouTube exec as CPO, says it will raise money next year with new partners

Character.AI is starting a new chapter after its $2.7 billion licensing deal with Google, which involved CEO Noam Shazeer returning to the search giant. It hired Erin Teague as a chief product officer ...