New York Post

Disney orders Character.AI to scrap Marvel, Star Wars chatbots over ‘grooming and exploitation’ concerns: ‘Dangerous to children’

Disney ordered Character.AI to stop creating chatbots that impersonate its iconic characters — from Mickey Mouse to Spider-Man to Darth Vader — raising concerns that the popular app’s bots have ...
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Character.AI removes Disney characters from platform after studio issues warning

Character.AI said Tuesday that it has removed Disney characters from its chatbot platform after the studio asked the developer to stop using its copyrighted characters without authorization. The ...
TheWrap

Disney Hits Character.AI With Cease-and-Desist Over Unauthorized Character Use

The Disney logo is displayed on the facade of the Disney Store in Paris (Credit: Chesnot/Getty Images) Character.AI, a platform that lets users chat with AI-powered characters or create their own, has ...
Variety

After Disney Cease-and-Desist Letter, Character.AI Says It Removed Media Company’s Characters From Its AI Chatbot Platform

Disney‘s lawyers sent a cease-and-desist letter to Character.AI demanding the AI chatbot company remove numerous characters owned by the Mouse House — and accusing the startup of “blatantly infringing ...
TechCrunch

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

Character.AI received a cease-and-desist letter from Disney, urging the chatbot company to remove Disney characters from among the millions of AI companions on its platform, Variety reports. The ...
Law

In Copyright Case, Startup Argues Use of Disney, Universal Characters to Train AI Models is 'Transformative Fair Use'

Disney and Universal sued AI firm Midjourney in June for allegedly producing infringing replicas of their iconic movie and television characters through its image-generating service. Midjourney ...