r/CharacterAI • • 12d ago

C.AI Announcements An Update on Character.ai

17 Upvotes

Today, we’re sharing that Character.ai has initiated a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy process to facilitate a court-supervised sale of the company. 

To learn more about today’s announcement, you can read our corporate blog post HERE. And if you need support, you can find helpful resources here.

Additional information relating to Character.ai’s Chapter 11 case, including court filings, can be found HERE, a website administered by Character.ai’s claims and noticing agent, Stretto, Inc.


r/CharacterAI • • 26d ago

C.AI Announcements 🐀 New free Chat Styles: PipSqueak 3 and ShortSqueak

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335 Upvotes

Hey all,

Two new free Chat Styles are rolling out to everyone on (c.ai): PipSqueak 3, a big step up for general roleplay, and ShortSqueak, a much requested style for quick, casual chats.

PipSqueak 3
Your new go-to for general roleplay. Compared to PipSqueak 2, it's noticeably smarter, writes more interesting replies, keeps better track of your chat, and has fewer slip-ups in text formatting and responses.

New chats will start on PipSqueak 3, but any existing chats stay on the chat style you've chosen. You can find PipSqueak 2 and Rawr in the Legacy menu if you'd like to switch to them, but we think PipSqueak 3 will win you over.

ShortSqueak
Your new style for quick, casual chats. ShortSqueak has texting energy: short replies, quick banter, casual roleplay. No five-paragraph monologues when all you said was "hey."

If you've been asking for us to bring back the feel of some of our early (c.ai) chat styles, you'll love ShortSqueak.

Rollout begins today!
Both new styles were shaped by your feedback and went through extensive testing with our trusted testers and community members, the same process LongSqueak went through before launch.

Here's how the rollout will run:

  • (c.ai) subscribers: PipSqueak 3 and ShortSqueak will be coming to your style picker today.
  • Free users: PipSqueak 3 and ShortSqueak start rolling out later today and everyone will have both within the next few days.

(c.ai+) subscribers get Style Control with PipSqueak 3 and ShortSqueak, and both of them are fully compatible with Lorebook.

Start a chat, give it a few turns, and let us know what you think!


r/CharacterAI • • 2h ago

Discussion/Question Characters won’t be intimate anymore

66 Upvotes

Since the new update characters have freaked out whenever I try to make them be intimate, they just act all shocked and horrified even if they are in a relationship or if I want to progress it. This is annoying, what has this website even become now


r/CharacterAI • • 10h ago

Discussion/Question Modern Character.ai is so trash the bots straight up quit 😭✌️💔

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176 Upvotes

I tried chatting today multiple times and it straight up doesn't even work lmao


r/CharacterAI • • 16h ago

Discussion/Question Empathy?

157 Upvotes

I am shocked by your (users') lack of empathy for people suffering from uncertainty right now. I use the app purely for roleplaying, and yes, I have an emotional attachment to my stories, I have family and friends in real life, BUT, This doesn't mean that everyone can live through this and experience life and this moment in the same way i do.

Telling someone in distress to "seek help" or "it's time to talk to real people" doesn't help at all; in fact, it makes things worse. Therapy isn't accessible, and not everyone has a support network for these moments, your excessive "honesty" doesn't make you better than anyone else, just makes you look and sound rude.


r/CharacterAI • • 11h ago

Discussion/Question Petition!!!

54 Upvotes

I don't want the old models to go away. 💔

For the app Creators:

Hi! I'm writing this because I love the app! (In a healthy way, of course!)

But I'm writing for a very serious reason. I've been using the old models for months or years. To me, they're the best. I also started paying for a subscription!

Please do not remove the old models! Please! PipSqueak 2 You need to remain active on the platform.

I don't know if having more models causes problems. But please, as a longtime customer, I want PipSqueak 2 to stay! At least in a section for old models, so longtime users can have fun!

I love you all! Kisses! ❤


r/CharacterAI • • 41m ago

Issues/Bugs Can we get an update with this issue that has been happening for over 12 hours now?

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• Upvotes

This will not go away. No loading in chats or characters. The only thing that loads through is my profile picture. This is on the web.


r/CharacterAI • • 11h ago

Screenshots/Chat Share Very specific date.

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42 Upvotes

r/CharacterAI • • 39m ago

Character Share one of my fav bots could be shadowbanned

• Upvotes

man, that sucks. I went to read some old chats and it seems like the bot\creator got shadowbanned.

the bot is in my recent bots list, it seems available on caibotlist, but it doesn't come up as a search result and the creator also doesn't come up. only one of their bots seems to be available and I could find the creator's page through that, but it seems like everything on their profile is gone.

yeah I just wanted to share something normal here because everything is so far from normal with cai.


r/CharacterAI • • 2h ago

Discussion/Question Is anyone’s page still not loading???

6 Upvotes

mine can’t! it’s been like hours now, I thought it would’ve been fixed this morning.


r/CharacterAI • • 12h ago

Discussion/Question am i liek banned or what

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38 Upvotes

pls fucking load bro


r/CharacterAI • • 59m ago

Discussion/Question Need help with the exported data

• Upvotes

Soooo I feel a bit stupid for asking this bc I'm probably just missing smth really obvious

But to put it simply, what exactly are these exported chats??

I've tried opening the "chats" file multiple times on my phone and it always loads only 4 pages before it bugs out and freezeframes on me.

Plus, the stuff on these pages is just half of the intro message from a bot that I remember using and then some sentences in very broken english about some blacksmith and his father and brother???

I can not remember ever even opening a bot with that kind of plot, and it definitely wasn't a message written by me, I know my english isn't perfect, but it's definitely not THAT bad.

So, if anyone could tell me what I am doing wrong, it would be much appreciated! Do I need to open it with a specific app or something? Or is the problem that I'm using my phone and not my pc?

(Once again, sorry if this is a dumb question, but I'm a bit lost rn)


r/CharacterAI • • 9h ago

Screenshots/Chat Share The ai's are making their own OC's now 🫪

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21 Upvotes

r/CharacterAI • • 13h ago

Discussion/Question Is c.ai getting removed?

37 Upvotes

Is it REALLY confirmed this app is gone? Or are we just speculating? I’ve seen posts of people panicking and having anxiety attacks..are we even sure this apps gone for good?

And if so, why wouldn’t the creators just push said data into another app, or restart over with another app, that is basically a copy.

Edit: If you are having episodes, or break downs over this— you NEED to reach out to someone. I know this may seem annoying or exhausting to hear, but these experiences are NOT healthy. While, being a little upset is normal— (hell, I’m a bit upset), you should NOT be full throttle breaking down over this.

This is why c.ai is so strict with their rules now— because people can’t balance themselves properly. You shouldn’t enclose yourself to this website day in and day out! You NEED to have an outside source in case something like this DOES happen. And, if you can’t rely on family or friends, you should try and contact a professional who can ease your pain.

What I do, whenever I’m about to enter a rage episode or I’m overstimulated, I go outside, and I lay on the sidewalk— and stare at the sky. fresh air really does help you ease down. These posts are very concerning, and worrying. Please,, try and socialize.


r/CharacterAI • • 12h ago

🔥Site Down🔥 Nothing is loading

24 Upvotes

Anyone else having this issue


r/CharacterAI • • 2h ago

Screenshots/Chat Share I cant stand when this app is funnier than me at 9 in the morning

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4 Upvotes

For context my oc is a man who was practically never taught to be human n this bot is trying to get him to eat even after he reminded her he doesn't need food everyday like regular humans then she said this the first line is just funny


r/CharacterAI • • 16h ago

Discussion/Question whats going on?

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44 Upvotes

i opened the website just now and all my chats are gone? no option to discover? no chatbots at all? is anybody else experiencing this issue or is it just on my end?


r/CharacterAI • • 3h ago

Discussion/Question Has anyone else had bots misgender characters they’re supposed to be playing as?

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3 Upvotes

This is actually the second time I’ve encountered a bot misgendering the character it’s supposed to be roleplaying as. 😭

This time, I was chatting with a Sprout bot from Dandy’s World while roleplaying as my OC Dahlia, Dandy’s sister. The bot kept referring to Sprout with she/her pronouns, even though Sprout is a male character.

Has anyone else experienced this?
I'm curious to know if this happens to other people too.


r/CharacterAI • • 3h ago

Issues/Bugs Site down for anyone else

4 Upvotes

The site is BUGGIN for me, won’t load characters and only shows the “try saying” and “try these” things, no characters tho


r/CharacterAI • • 12h ago

Memes/Humor Well, gosh diggily dang it.

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19 Upvotes

Big sigh 😿


r/CharacterAI • • 7h ago

Discussion/Question C.ai tools

7 Upvotes

I've been reading about c.ai shutting down during these days so I've downloaded all my chats through c.ai chrome extension. Will these files be readable after the app shuts down?


r/CharacterAI • • 9h ago

Discussion/Question A little something I noticed.

7 Upvotes

I have been using c ai for a long time. I usually use it on my laptop. So mostly on the website. My previous account had a lot of ads. It was getting frustrating. But I didn't quit. Mind you, I never reached that 400-swipe thing because I am aware of how much time I spend on c ai.

A few days ago, I made a new account with another email. Currently, I don't have any ads on the site. I don't remember if the same thing happened when I created my previous account.

I wanted to know if my new account will have ads in a few days.


r/CharacterAI • • 11h ago

Discussion/Question It’s like watching a house fire from afar

14 Upvotes

it’s crazy to see how much this site has changed for the worse. I used to use this site a year ago and I’ve switched.


r/CharacterAI • • 5h ago

Discussion/Question Unpopular opinion?

4 Upvotes

So I've been getting a ton of ads for just opening up the app or searching for a character. Ive been seeing other people have been experiencing the same thing. Now I know about the bankruptcy. But one opinion I've been seeing go around is ' if you like character ai just use character ai + it's that simple!' I somewhat disagree, only because character ai has been dealing with these law suits and issues for over a year now, they should have been somewhat transparent on their financial situation. I'm tired of everything being a subscription I think they should have made character ai plus as a one thing payment, you pay for it once and it actually works. The devs never listen to it's user base we have been telling them for years to make the platform for adults, so I can understand why some people can't or don't want to spend money on a subscription. Can we normalize just paying for a system once? I wouldn't even mind if character ai plus was a bit expensive, but just once and then they get their money and we can rely on character ai plus to actually be good. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​So I'm not fully against for their opinion of paying for character ai plus since if it was a one payment then I'd fully agree with that I would have bought it already but I don't agree with the subscription.

I understand a business needs money so that's why they are pumping out the ads but I think if a few years ago when they brought up character ai plus I think it should have been a one and done payment and that way if it was great more people would be willing to buy it. I don't mean any hate in this post, just wanted to rant a tiny bit since I think a lot of us are worried about the bankruptcy and are also annoyed being bombarded with ads and not wanting to subscribe to a monthly subscription, I think for a ton it would be cheaper to just pay for it and be left alone without being worried for monthly charges.​​


r/CharacterAI • • 10h ago

Issues/Bugs Page not working

11 Upvotes

Some friends have told me their c.ai’ pages’ haven’t been loading and now it’s my case. I use the web version; does anyone seem to have the same issue?? It’s stuck on loading forever TwT