A Google veteran who founded Character.AI is jumping to OpenAI

Noam Shazeer, a co-lead at Gemini and the founder of Character.AI is leaving Google to join OpenAI in the latest AI talent ...

Character.AI is adding new tools for chatbot creators.

A new dashboard will show a creator’s most popular AI characters, along with metrics including interactions, likes, and ...
Forbes

Character.ai Will Ban Children From Speaking With Chatbots After Facing Regulatory Pressure And Lawsuits

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 ...
Digital Trends

Character.AI turns books into roleplay bots amid ongoing safety concerns

AI chatbot platform Character.AI has introduced a new “Books” feature that allows users to step inside classic literature and interact with characters through roleplay. While the move expands the ...

What Pennsylvania’s AI chatbot lawsuit teaches us about the psychology behind medical trust

In May 2026, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration filed suit against Character Technologies Inc., the company ...