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Disney has appointed Karandeep Anand, former CEO of Character.AI, as its first-ever CTO, following past legal disputes over AI-generated character infringement, signaling the company's embrace of new technologies.

A longitudinal study reveals that sustained AI companionship is associated with lower well-being, primarily because it reduces in-person social interactions.

An article discussing allegations of racism on the character.ai platform, highlighting concerns about AI moderation and ethical AI deployment.

Character.AI launches c.ai Series, AI-generated microdrama short videos with interactive chat features, starting with three series in romance, horror, and sci-fi genres.

Character.AI is launching its own microdrama series that allow users to chat and roleplay with AI characters, with plans to eventually let users create their own series.

An engine for creating NPCs using local AI models, enabling offline and private character interactions.

Mel AI is evolving AI characters from text-based interactions to real-time video chat, with lip sync, facial expressions, and camera context awareness, following the success of Character AI.

A tweet highlights heavy selection pressure for AI talent, referencing Noam Shazeer and Character AI's pitchdeck.

Mel AI demonstrated AI characters that can talk, react, and respond to visual context in real time via video, moving beyond text-based character chat.

Character.AI co-founder Noam Shazeir reports a 45% increase in user dependency, with active users spending 2 hours daily on average, up 15% from last quarter. Studies show only 5% of users quit even after negative interactions, highlighting the need for better safety features and ethical AI regulation.