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Google is weighing investing in a chatbot startup company that allows users to talk to artificial intelligence versions of celebrities and gaming characters, sources told Reuters.The startup, Character.AI, was founded by former Google employees Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas."Character.AI lets y...

With artificial intelligence (AI) changing the way people engage with technology, Alphabet's Google is about to invest a significant sum of money in Character.AI, a blossoming AI chatbot firm. This action is being taken while the chatbot startup looks for funding in order to train models and satisfy the growing demand from consumers.

By Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google is in talks to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Character.AI, as the fast growing artificial inte...

Google discusses a major investment in AI startup Character.AI, indicating a growing trend of strategic AI investments by tech giants.

The potential investment, which might take the form of convertible notes, would further solidify the existing partnership between Character.AI and Google. Currently, Character.AI utilizes Googles cloud services and Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) for model training.

Character.AI is also in talks to raise equity funding from venture capital investors, which could value the company at over $5 billion, sources said. In March, it raised $150 million in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz at $1 billion valuation.

The company said its website had attracted 100 million monthly visits in first six months

Alphabet's Google is in talks to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Character.AI, as the fast growing artificial intelligence chatbot startup seeks capital to train models and keep up with user demand, two sources briefed on the matter told Reuters. The investment, which could be structured as convertible notes, according to a third source, will deepen the existing partnership...

Alphabet's Google is in talks to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Character.AI, as the fast growing artificial intelligence chatbot startup seeks capital to train models and keep up with user demand, two sources briefed on the matter told Reuters. The investment, which could be structured as convertible notes, according to a third source, will deepen the existing partnership Character.AI already has with Google, in which it uses Google's cloud services and Tensor Processing Un...

Alphabets Google is in talks to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Character.AI, as the fast growing artificial intelligence chatbot startup seeks capital to train models and keep up with user...