Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A former tech executive covering AI and XR for Forbes. Replikant has just launched a new AI-powered 3D animation platform, ...

The Character.AI chatbot service includes several features that allow you to interact with AI characters, while also letting the characters communicate with each other. The ability to create a group ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ememe Inc. has launched a new system called "AI Character Hub" on its 3D chat AI creation platform. 'EmemeAI' allows users to connect AI characters they create to external ...

Character.AI's boyfriend companions can be toxic by design. Credit: Zain bin Awais/Mashable Composite; Sompob Phetchcrai/Deagreez/via Getty Images On the artificial intelligence companion platform ...

Those under 18 will still be able to access AI-generated content with their favorite characters, but not free-wheeling conversations. Jon is a managing editor for CNET's news and AI teams. He ...

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 ...

Drew Crecente's daughter died in 2006, killed by an ex-boyfriend in Austin, Texas, when she was just 18. Her murder was highly publicized—so much so that Drew would still occasionally see Google ...

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 most popular Character.AI boyfriends have surprising traits. Credit: Zain bin Awais/Mashable composite; CharacterAI;MirageC/CostaRossi/via Getty Images From the ...