Character.AI wants a piece of the microdrama pie
The Verge • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Character.AI has launched c.ai Series, a new offering of short-form, animated microdramas created primarily with generative AI, designed for mobile viewing and interaction.
- The initial launch includes three projects—Last Summer, The Nighttime Game, and Eden Fall—each with 10 episodes under two minutes, with the final two episodes behind a paywall.
- Unlike typical microdramas, c.ai Series allows viewers to chat interactively with characters after episodes, powered by unique language models that avoid spoilers by limiting information to what has been shown.
- The series were developed by an in-house human-led team using AI tools, emphasizing quality and visual consistency over speed, with plans to enable creators to produce their own microdramas using Character.AI’s technology.
- To ensure safety, access to interactive features is restricted to users over 18, addressing past concerns about harmful chatbot interactions and implementing hard age verification measures.
