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The start-up, which creates A.I. companions, faces lawsuits from families who have accused Character.AI’s chatbots of leading teenagers to kill themselves. By Natallie Rocha and Kashmir Hill Natallie ...

Movies would be nothing without the characters that inhabit them. But while some roles feel merely functional, the best movie characters can transform a film – offering complex moral dilemmas, ...

Main character syndrome is the perception that your life is a story or a movie where you’re the central character. A term that was born on social media, it’s not a true syndrome or mental disorder.

After school, Karandeep Anand often finds his 6-year-old daughter deep in conversation with an AI chatbot as she eats snacks at their kitchen counter. She’s too young to type—let alone have her own ...

Hetalia is an anime adaptation of a gag manga by Hidekaz Himaruya that first gained popularity in the late 2000s. But even after decades of its release, this manga is still relevant to current times ...

If you’re loving this Disney character list, consider playing a fun game of Disney trivia.

In anime, tsundere is short for two abbreviations, tsuntsun and deredere. These abbreviations can be described as the moods of a tsundere character: the ‘irritable’ mood (also known as Tsuntsun) and ...

Editor’s Note: Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. In the US: Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Globally: The ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 22 - Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab has appointed Noam Shazeer, the former head of startup Character.AI and before that a long-time Google researcher, to co-lead its main AI ...