Generative artificial intelligence tools will be used to work with IP owners to create safe interactions for children with ...

Stories are breathed into life by characters. They are evocative, create tension, and move the story along. In digital storytelling, characters hold the ground and focus the viewer, as well as turn ...

Given the fact that social media apps these days are full of AI-generated videos, AI-native apps seem keen to cash in on the trend. The latest to jump on that bandwagon is Character.AI, which said on ...

Microdramas are such a rage these days that nearly every kind of company in the attention economy space — be they dedicated microdrama apps, social media giants (TikTok and Instagram) or streaming ...

You’ll soon be able to make AI images and videos featuring some of Disney’s most iconic characters without worrying about getting sued for copyright infringement. Disney on Thursday announced it would ...

The fraught chatbot company is entering the crowded world of vertical videos — with an AI twist. By Steven Zeitchik Senior Editor, Technology and Politics Character.ai, the popular and controversial ...

Those under 18 will still be able to access AI-generated content with their favorite characters, but not free-wheeling conversations. The AI companion chatbot company Character.AI will soon have an ...

Disney+ will soon allow its subscribers to create generative AI slop using its various beloved animated characters. Boy, Disney continues to be the villain. They have proven time and again that, ...

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 ...

is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. Each of Character.AI’s microdramas ...