In a step toward making its platform safer for teenage users, Character.AI announced this week that it will ban users under 18 from chatting with its artificial intelligence-powered characters. For ...

Character.AI said it will soon shut off the ability for minors to have free-ranging conversations, including romantic dialogues, with the startup's AI chatbots. Starting Wednesday, the company will ...

Bruce Perry, 17, demonstrates the possibilities of artificial intelligence by creating an AI companion on Character.AI,, July 15, 2025, in Russellville, Ark. (AP Photo/Katie Adkins, file) Character ...

When Karandeep Anand’s 5-year-old daughter gets home from school, they fire up the artificial intelligence chatbot platform Character.AI so she can chat about her day with her favorite characters, ...

Character.AI plans to ban children from talking with its AI chatbots starting next month amid growing scrutiny over how young users are interacting with the technology. The company, known for its vast ...

Character.AI, the controversial chatbot startup embroiled in two separate lawsuits concerning the welfare of minor users, just rolled out a new “Parental Insights” feature that the company claims will ...

Teenagers are trying to figure out where they fit in a world changing faster than any generation before them. They’re bursting with emotions, hyper-stimulated, and chronically online. And now, AI ...