The change comes as the company faces lawsuits from multiple families of children who died by or attempted suicide.

Those under 18 will still be able to access AI-generated content with their favorite characters, but not free-wheeling conversations.

Character.AI said it will phase out open-ended chats for minors, including romantic dialogues with AI chatbots, by Nov. 25.

In an interview with NBC News, Megan Garcia said the company should “not have released chatbots to children in the first ...

Character.AI is restricting minors' access to free-ranging romantic and therapeutic chats with its chatbots, effective ...

As virtual characters and digital presenters become more common in marketing, education, gaming, and online entertainment, ...

The company plans to start using new technology to improve how it verifies users’ ages as it pushes them toward either an ...

Chatbot platform Character.AI will no longer allow teens to engage in back-and-forth conversations with its AI-generated characters, its parent company Character Technologies said on Wednesday. The ...

The Silicon Valley Google LLC-funded chatbot startup, which lets users create character-based avatars, has been the focus of ...

You'll get access to an ad-free website with a faster photo browser, the chance to claim free tickets to a host of events ...

This came after a mother in Florida claimed her 14-year-old son took his own life after becoming obsessed with his ...

Character.AI has announced a significant policy shift, ending open-ended chats for users under 18 in response to mounting ...