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Google hires Character.AI cofounders and licenses its models, The Information reports

Aug 2, 2024 11:45 AM

Aug 2 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google has agreed

to pay a licensing fee to chatbot maker Character.AI for its

models and will hire its cofounders and many of its researchers,

The Information reported on Friday.

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