Character.ai

“Platforms that obviously were trailblazers in a way, but like character.ai where like, you know, the character insofar as it was, was just like a profile picture with like, you know, mostly like an anime, you know, probably sexy kind of character... Replika is another great example. Did they fall off or they're still going? I don't know their numbers, but I think both of them have kind of fallen off.”

“There was someone my age — a 15-year-old — who was talking to a virtual character from a movie on Character AI. It gave him enormous emotional value. At the time his mental state wasn't good either. He ended up taking his own life. The parents sued that AI company.”