Character.AI Enters Agreement with Google, Announces Leadership Changes

Character.AI
has
announced
a
significant
partnership
with
Google,
marking
a
new
phase
in
the
company’s
growth
and
development
of
personalized
artificial
intelligence
(AI)
technologies.
This
strategic
agreement
includes
a
non-exclusive
license
for
Character.AI’s
current
large
language
model
(LLM)





technology,
which
will
provide
increased
funding
and
resources
for
the
company
to
continue
its
expansion
and
innovation
efforts.

Strategic
Partnership
with
Google

According
to
the

Character.AI
Blog,
the
collaboration
with
Google
will
enable
Character.AI
to
make
greater
use
of
third-party
LLMs
alongside
their
own
proprietary
models.
This
approach
aims
to
enhance
the
company’s
post-training
capabilities
and
accelerate
the
development
of
new
product
experiences
for
their
growing
user
base.
The
agreement
is
expected
to
bolster
Character.AI’s
mission
to
deliver
personalized
superintelligence
to
users
worldwide.

Leadership
Changes

As
part
of
the
agreement,
Noam
and
Daniel,
the
founders
of
Character.AI,
along
with
certain
members
of
the
research
team,
will
join
Google.
Despite
these
departures,
most
of
Character.AI’s
team
will
remain
to
continue
building
the
company’s
products
and
serving
its
expanding
user
base.
Dominic
Perella,
previously
a
longtime
executive
at
Snap
Inc.,
has
been
appointed
as
the
interim
CEO.
Perella
has
been
a
core
member
of
Character.AI’s
leadership
team
since
mid-2023
and
will
guide
the
company
through
this
transition.

Focus
on
Innovation
and
Growth

Character.AI
was
founded
in
2022
with
the
goal
of
bringing
personalized
superintelligence
to
users
around
the
world.
Over
the
past
two
years,
the
company
has
made
significant
strides,
developing
increasingly
sophisticated
models
and
launching
new
features
that
have
integrated
into
the
daily
lives
of
millions
of
users.
The
evolving
landscape
of
AI,
with
many
more
pre-trained
models
now
available,
has
prompted
Character.AI
to
leverage
external
LLMs
to
enhance
their
offerings
further.

With
the
new
funding
and
resources
from
the
Google
agreement,
Character.AI
plans
to
continue
investing
in
post-training
capabilities
and
developing
innovative
AI
products.
The
company
remains
committed
to
its
mission
of
providing
personalized
AI
experiences
and
is
optimistic
about
the
future.

Character.AI
expressed
gratitude
to
its
founders
and
team
members
for
their
contributions
and
looks
forward
to
building
on
their
foundational
work
in
this
new
phase
of
growth.

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