New tools and features from retailers and tech companies use artificial intelligence to help people find gifts and make decisions about their shopping lists.
The start-up, which creates A.I. companions, faces lawsuits from families who have accused Character.AIβs chatbots of leading teenagers to kill themselves.
A founder of Character.AI, Daniel De Freitas, demonstrating the app in 2022. The company said people under 18 would be barred from using its chatbots starting next month.
The artificial intelligence gold rush has pushed San Franciscoβs residential rents up by the most in the nation, as A.I. companies lease apartments and offer rent stipends to employees.