People are reportedly getting a little too friendly with chatbots. Some users are exchanging a high volume of messages with these artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools and are in some cases attributing humanlike qualities to the chatbots, Bloomberg reported Friday (June 28). “One of the ethical concerns...
Chatbot maker Character.ai has reportedly held exploratory talks with both Meta and Elon Musk’s xAI, discussing potential partnerships. The firm has talked with both companies about working together to pre-train and develop AI models, the Financial Times (FT) reported Friday (May 24). The discussions have...
Google could reportedly bolster its partnership with Character.AI via a significant investment. The tech giant is in discussions to inject hundreds of millions into the artificial intelligence (AI) startup to fund its mission to train chatbot models, Reuters reported Friday (Nov. 10), citing sources familiar with the matter. Another source...
Character.AI, a startup focused on generative artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbot technology, is reportedly in discussions to raise funding that could value the company at over $5 billion. The startup has garnered significant interest from investors and has achieved noteworthy milestones since securing $150 million...
September 25, 2024
Google reportedly paid $2.7 billion to rehire ex-employee/AI guru Noam Shazeer. According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Shazeer, who co-authored research that helped popularize artificial intelligence (AI), left Google in frustration after the company refused to release a chatbot he had developed. He started his own company, Character.AI, which became known for its AI chatbots that could replicate a range of […]
June 28, 2024
People are reportedly getting a little too friendly with chatbots. Some users are exchanging a high volume of messages with these artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools and are in some cases attributing...
May 27, 2024
Chatbot maker Character.ai has reportedly held exploratory talks with both Meta and Elon Musk’s xAI, discussing potential partnerships. The firm has talked with both companies about working together to pre-train...
November 12, 2023
Google could reportedly bolster its partnership with Character.AI via a significant investment. The tech giant is in discussions to inject hundreds of millions into the artificial intelligence (AI) startup to fund its mission to train...
