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There are some psychological factors that you need to consider when participating on Character.AI. For one, the addiction is produced by a reward-based system that releases dopamine in your brain. The ...

Character.AI: What to Know About the Role-Playing AI Tool and Its New Video Features The chatbot -- and now video generator -- lets you have surprisingly realistic conversations with AI-generated ...

Ashley Velie is a Peabody Award-winning producer for 60 Minutes who has worked overseas and in the U.S. for CBS News since 1998. She has received multiple awards and nominations for stories on war, ...

Tom Paton, whose Where the Robots Grow was one of the first AI animated feature films, debuted a new AI generated series today, Non-Player Combat. His small team in the UK has been building AiMation ...

While offering open-ended character interaction, CrushOn AI remains committed to responsible platform design. Access to NSFW features is restricted to verified adult users, and the platform ...

The most popular Character.AI boyfriends have surprising traits. Credit: Zain bin Awais/Mashable composite; CharacterAI;MirageC/CostaRossi/via Getty Images From the ...

This 2025 retrospective shows that competence without character is fragile and often harmful. Character endures, sustains, ...

Character.AI's boyfriend companions can be toxic by design. Credit: Zain bin Awais/Mashable Composite; Sompob Phetchcrai/Deagreez/via Getty Images On the artificial intelligence companion platform ...

LB Beistad is a writer and musician based in Nashville, TN. Her love of gaming began with her cousin introducing her to Banjo Kazooie and Jak and Daxter. It was love at first play. Since then, she has ...

Part of modern parenting, for many of us, is navigating the shifting landscape of digital threats. From the pitfalls of social media to the risks of excessive screen time. Now, a new technology has ...