Google reportedly working on Character.ai like chatbots based on celebrities

However, it is still unclear which celebrities and influencers Google is planning to partner with. The report states that the project is led by a ten people team which also consists of Ryan Germick, an executive who works on the Google Doodles team. Rumour has it that the upcoming feature will be initially available as part of Google Labs.

For those not in the loop, Character.ai is a startup that lets users create their own AI-powered chatbots which can mimic popular celebrities. In November last year, Google was reportedly in talks with Character.ai to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in the company.

Meta also launched a similar service last year that lets users talk to celebrities and influencers like Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, MrBeast and Dwayne Wade. However, these chatbots just assume the personalities of fictitious characters instead of bring based on the celebrity’s actual life.