Character.AI Will Use AI to Let You Play a Character in Your Favorite Book
… Books is now available for Character.AI Plus subscribers on both mobile and web as part of Character.AI Labs.
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Character.AI is an online service that lets users create and interact with AI-driven chat characters.
… Books is now available for Character.AI Plus subscribers on both mobile and web as part of Character.AI Labs.
… In January, Google and Character.AI, which have worked together on AI chatbots , agreed to settle five lawsuits in four states related to minors harmed by interactions with Character.AI chatbots. …
… This includes an image-generating model that creates “franchise-accurate” depictions of characters like Mickey Mouse, Moana, Lilo and Stitch, Elsa and Lightning McQueen; a sketch-to-image model that takes hand-drawn art and generates 2D concept art; and a 3D-modeling tool that takes those 2D render… …
… Other breakthroughs included animating the curly hair of a new character, Blaze. Pixar last made strides with curly hair in 2012 when animating Merida in Brave, but her hair was long and loose, whereas Blaze’s curls are tight, requiring more detail and complexity. …
… Will I do it again and again? Duh. If you missed out on the tour merch of your dreams, there is another collectible opportunity incoming, and it doesn’t involve a merch booth: McDonald’s is bringing a limited-time lineup of BT21 characters to Happy Meals. …
… Netflix tapped the tech to deage characters in a scene in Happy Gilmore 2, while Disney has been looking toward AI for some of its animation processes . What seems certain, however, is that viewers will see more big entertainment brands using it during content production.
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… AI avatars powered by large language models to create the illusion of a historical figure or fictional character are also increasingly showing up at museums , theme parks and interactive art and brand experiences. …
… Insights follows on the heels of other safeguards Meta introduced for parents and kids regarding their use of AI. In October, the company said parents could stop kids from interacting with chatbot characters or block specific characters . A character is a fictional being created by AI. …
… Read more on: How we test Google’s Nano Banana models took the AI industry by storm in 2025. The original model was praised by fans for its ability to maintain character consistency, and the new pro model is even more capable of handling image editing and generation. …