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Character.AI

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Velocity1.3

AI chat platform for creating and interacting with AI characters and personas

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Character.AI deepens the core companion engine while expanding into new entertainment formats

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◆Current state
Character.AI is advancing on two fronts: strengthening the core chat experience (a new in-house model, Story Memory, Facts, and Memory Usage controls) and broadening beyond chat into distinct entertainment formats via c.ai labs, Books, and Imagine. Creator tooling for discovery and growth rounds out the push.
◆Where it's heading
The product is widening its capability surface from one-on-one character chat toward a portfolio of AI-entertainment formats, while investing in memory depth that makes long-running interactions coherent. Creators are being treated as the supply side worth cultivating.
◆Prediction
Expect more c.ai labs format experiments and continued memory/model upgrades, given the cadence of both new-format launches and core-engine releases in this window.

◆Recent moves

  1. 10d ago

    New Ways for Creators to Create, Grow, and Get Discovered

    A bundle of creator-focused features for creating, growing, and getting discovered. Treats creators as the supply side of the platform, reinforcing the creator-cultivation arc.

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  2. 1mo ago

    Smarter Memory for Smarter Chats

    Story Memory, Facts, and Memory Usage roll out, giving users explicit control over what a Character remembers across long chats. Core to making the companion experience coherent over hours of backstory.

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  3. 2mo ago

    Characters @ Character: The Women Powering Character.AI

    A team-spotlight marketing post celebrating women at Character.AI. Brand content with no product change.

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  4. 2mo ago

    introducing c.ai books: classic literature, now playable

    c.ai Books launches on mobile, letting users step into and play through classic novels rather than just read them. A new interactive format that widens the entertainment surface beyond freeform chat.

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  5. 2mo ago

    April Update: New Model, Memory, and Lorebook

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    A new in-house model lands alongside memory upgrades and the long-requested Lorebook, the most directional move in this window for a product whose model is its core engine.

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  6. 2mo ago

    Creator Spotlight: FlowingBloom

    A creator-interview spotlight in the Character's Corner series. Community marketing, not a product change.

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