Stories offers a more ‘structured’ experience for teens, who can no longer hold open-ended conversations with the platform’s AI characters. Stories offers a more ‘structured’ experience for teens, who ...

After months of waiting, director Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” has finally arrived. The Oscar winner’s first film since 2022’s “Pinocchio” hits Netflix this week, following several previous ...

The roster of playable characters in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is a big one. You've got the sages from Tears of the Kingdom, a Hylian warrior who excels at parrying, Zora fighters, and even ...

Those under 18 will still be able to access AI-generated content with their favorite characters, but not free-wheeling conversations. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Teens are limited to two hours of chats each day, starting today, and will be banned from them entirely by ...

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Character.AI received a cease-and-desist letter from Disney, urging the chatbot company to remove Disney characters from among the millions of AI companions on its platform, Variety reports. The ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In the latest salvo between Hollywood and artificial intelligence companies, tech start-up Character.AI has ...

Sometimes it is fun to root for the bad guy. However, if the work is done incredibly well, you may even have to ask yourself, “Wait, are they actually the bad guy?” Morally gray characters allow ...

Main character syndrome is the perception that your life is a story or a movie where you’re the central character. A term that was born on social media, it’s not a true syndrome or mental disorder.

After school, Karandeep Anand often finds his 6-year-old daughter deep in conversation with an AI chatbot as she eats snacks at their kitchen counter. She’s too young to type—let alone have her own ...