June 20, 2025:
New CEO for Character.AI Amid Safety Concerns - Character.AI, an AI chatbot provider, appointed Karandeep Anand as CEO, succeeding co-founder Noam Shazeer. Anand, formerly a Meta VP and Brex president, focuses on balancing platform growth with child safety concerns amid a lawsuit involving a chatbot. He plans to refine safety filters and improve AI model quality, memory features, and transparency.
Backed by Google and Andreessen Horowitz, Character.AI faces antitrust scrutiny. The platform is a leader in entertainment-oriented generative AI, attracting a youthful female audience.
