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Character.AI has unveiled AvatarFX, an AI model to create lifelike chatbots. It could potentially be used in harmful ways.
This week, the internet moved one step closer to that reality. On Monday, April 21, Character.AI revealed AvatarFX, a new AI video generation tool that will allow users to create realistic ...
In a hearing last week, Character.AI zeroed in on its core argument: that the text and voice outputs of its chatbots, ...
Character.AI, the controversial chatbot startup embroiled in two separate lawsuits concerning the welfare of minor users, just rolled out a new "Parental Insights" feature that the company claims ...
New report details how harmful AI chatbots are created and shared, despite supposed guardrails. Credit: Tero Vesalainen / iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images Character chatbots are a ...
Character.AI's new AvatarFX tool can turn a single photo into a realistic video The video shows a still image speaking with synced lip movements, gestures, and longform performances The tool ...
Character.AI — the Google-backed AI chatbot company currently facing two separate lawsuits concerning the welfare of minor users — appears to have blocked any users under 18 from engaging with ...
Speaking to “CBS Mornings” shortly after suing Bay Area-based Character.AI (C.AI) and Google last fall, Garcia said she was blindsided by the intensity of the interactions her son had with C.AI’s ...
Character-generating AI platform Hedra has raised $32M in a funding round with venture capital outfit Andreessen Horowitz the lead investor via its a16z Infra fund. Andreessen Horowitz is also an ...