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Chatbot startup Character.AI raised $150M led by a16z at a $1B valuation, after a $43M seed in December 2021, and plans to raise more from "strategic partners" (Cade Metz/New York Times)
Cade Metz / New York Times: Chatbot startup Character.AI raised $150M led by a16z at a $1B valuation, after a…
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Character.AI, recently valued at $1B, will likely face legal battles for brazenly letting users make and share chatbots of famous people or fictional characters (Brad Stone/Bloomberg)
Brad Stone / Bloomberg: Character.AI, recently valued at $1B, will likely face legal battles for brazenly letting users make and…
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Replika and Character.AI, who offer AI companions, are no longer allowing adult content, angering some users who have become deeply involved with their chatbots (Anna Tong/Reuters)
Anna Tong / Reuters: Replika and Character.AI, who offer AI companions, are no longer allowing adult content, angering some users…
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Sources: Character.AI, which uses LLMs to let users chat with famous people like Shakespeare, raised between $200M and $250M led by a16z at a ~$1B valuation (Financial Times)
Financial Times: Sources: Character.AI, which uses LLMs to let users chat with famous people like Shakespeare, raised between $200M and…
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A profile of Character.AI, founded by two former Google researchers to offer "plausible conversation" with famous people, like William Shakespeare and Elon Musk (Cade Metz/New York Times)
Cade Metz / New York Times: A profile of Character.AI, founded by two former Google researchers to offer “plausible conversation”…
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