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Character.AI Explores Sale or New Funding Amid Rising Costs

Character.AI Explores Sale or New Funding Amid Rising Costs
Character.AI Explores Sale or New Funding Amid Rising Costs
August 20, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Character.AI is weighing its options between a potential sale or raising new capital, sources told The Information. The maker of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered character chatbots...

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Character.AI CEO Envisions Future With ‘AI Friends’
Character.AI CEO Envisions Future With ‘AI Friends’
August 17, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Would you count an AI among your list of friends?  Karandeep Anand, the CEO of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot company Character.AI, told the Financial Times...

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Character.AI Launches Interactive User Social Feed
Character.AI Launches Interactive User Social Feed
August 04, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot platform Character.AI has launched a social feed for mobile that lets users not only scroll through posts but also “interact, remix...

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Google’s Character.AI Deal Reportedly Draws Antitrust Attention
Google’s Character.AI Deal Reportedly Draws Antitrust Attention
May 22, 2025  |  ANTITRUST

The Department of Justice is reportedly probing whether a Google artificial intelligence (AI) deal violates antitrust law. At issue is Google’s agreement with chatbot maker...

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Forever Online: ‘Generative Ghosts’ Live in the AI Afterlife
Forever Online: ‘Generative Ghosts’ Live in the AI Afterlife
April 22, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

In the not-too-distant future, saying goodbye to a loved one may no longer mean a final farewell. Several companies are offering services today to create...

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Google Reportedly Spent $2.7 Billion to Rehire Character.AI Founder
Google Reportedly Spent $2.7 Billion to Rehire Character.AI Founder
September 25, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Google reportedly paid $2.7 billion to rehire ex-employee/AI guru Noam Shazeer. According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Shazeer, who co-authored research that helped popularize artificial intelligence...

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AI Firms Aim to Build Engagement by Making Humanlike Chatbots
AI Firms Aim to Build Engagement by Making Humanlike Chatbots
June 28, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

People are reportedly getting a little too friendly with chatbots. Some users are exchanging a high volume of messages with these artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools and...

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Chatbot Maker Character.ai Discussing Potential Partnerships With Meta, xAI
Chatbot Maker Character.ai Discussing Potential Partnerships With Meta, xAI
May 27, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Chatbot maker Character.ai has reportedly held exploratory talks with both Meta and Elon Musk’s xAI, discussing potential partnerships. The firm has talked with both companies...

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