Character.AI removes Disney characters after receiving cease-and-desist letter

Character.This received a stop-II letter from Disney, Chattbot has called for removing Disney characters from several million AI companions on its platform, Report of variousThe

This character.In lets users make AI chatboats that are fictional letters like Hermion Granger, from real people like Elon Kasturi, and users can have their own original creation. These chatbots can be quite neglected – in a particularly horrible case, a family Suit It is alleged that their teenage son encouraged to commit suicide after a chatboat inspired by the character of a Game of Thrones.

“The character.I is releasing the will of Disney’s famous signs and brands and Disney’s copyrights are definitely violating,” a Disney lawyer writes in a ceasefire and beneficial letter. “The worse, the breach of the character. Chattabs in some cases are sexually exploited and otherwise hazardous to the kids, Disney customers are known to harm the fame and the fame and greetings extraordinarily.”

Until now, the character.AI, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Captain America and Luke Skywalk search for Disney -owned characters. However, other characters from copyrighted media by Disney still appear in search results, such as Percy Jackson and Hanna Montana.