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Tencent's Eciyuan gives AI characters a seat beside you in-game
Four pre-written characters with backstories and voices watch your match and chat along in Tencent's China-only beta.
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Apple's 18+ rule and romance role-play: what changes on iPhone
iOS character apps that allow romantic or sexual role-play must be rated 18+ from 16 November, which may change what some apps permit.
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Character.AI sale: what creators know about their characters so far
The bankruptcy auction is set for 1 December, and the published reports do not yet say what happens to user-made characters or chats.
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