Character.ai

AI firm sued after chatbot suggests teen to 'kill parents' over screen time limit

The lawsuit, brought by two families, argues that the chatbot has caused harm to minors, including fostering suicidal ideation, self-harm, and violence. Google, which is alleged to have supported the development of Character.ai, has also been named as a defendant.

14-year-old falls in love with AI chatbot 'Daenerys Targaryen,' kills self to be with 'her'

The Class 9 student told Dany that he loved her, and that he would soon come home to her. He then put his phone down, picked up his stepfather’s handgun and shot himself.

Google hires top talent from startup Character.AI, signs licensing deal

The deal, echoing ones struck by Microsoft and Amazon in the past few months, will see Character.AI co-founders Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas rejoin Google, where they were formerly employees.

Google in talks to invest in AI startup Character.AI, boost existing partnership

Character.AI is also in talks to raise equity funding from venture capital investors, which could value the company at over $5 billion, sources said. In March, it raised $150 million in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz at $1 billion valuation.