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It's often said that sometimes real life is stranger than fiction, and rightly so! In a bizarre incident, a Japanese woman recently got married to her artificial intelligence (AI) partner that she ...

A 32-year-old woman in Japan has gone viral after holding a wedding ceremony with an AI character she generated using ChatGPT, following the breakup of her three-year engagement. The woman, identified ...

In response to growing public concern, Character.ai is banning users under 18 from open-ended chatbot conversations. The company will add age verification and create an AI Safety Lab as well. The move ...

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Character.ai will ban children under age 18 from having “open-ended chats” with its chatbots, the company said in a blog post on Wednesday, a change that comes as the AI company faces bipartisan ...

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 ...

Recursion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:RXRX) stock is surging on Wednesday, without any news to justify the movement. Session volume stands at 69.3 million versus the average volume of 26.9 million, ...

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