Is Character.ai down? Check server status as users report website and app not working

Character.ai is back online and fully operational after users reported widespread outages earlier.ORIGINAL STORY: AI chatbot ...
Time

Why Character.AI’s CEO Still Lets His 6-Year-Old Daughter Use the App

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TechCrunch

Character.AI is ending its chatbot experience for kids

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 ...
Orange County Register

Character.AI is banning minors from interacting with its chatbots

Character.AI is banning minors from using its chatbots amid growing concerns about the effects of artificial intelligence conversations on children. The company is facing several lawsuits over child ...
Gizmodo

After Suicides, Lawsuits, and a Jeffrey Epstein Chatbot, Character.AI Is Banning Kids

Character.AI released its mobile app in early 2023, promising users the opportunity to create their own customizable genAI chatbots. Character’s founders clearly thought individualized bot ...
Futurism

Character.AI Users in Full Meltdown After Minors Banned From Chats

Last week, the embattled chatbot platform Character.AI said that it would move to ban minors from conversing with its many thousands of AI companion and roleplay bots. Site users, including ...