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Character.AI is listed on DirJournal under Large Language Models in Menlo Park, California, United States.

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    Primary website is live, secure (HTTPS), and free of malware.

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About

Character.AI

Character.AI is a conversational AI platform founded in 2021 by Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, both former Google engineers. Shazeer is the co-inventor of the Transformer architecture (the foundation of all modern LLMs) and led the development of Google's LaMDA chatbot. The company is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. Character.AI allows users to create and interact with AI-powered characters including fictional personas, historical figures, and custom assistants, with over 20 million monthly active users. In August 2024, Google signed a $2.7 billion non-exclusive licensing deal with Character.AI, simultaneously hiring back Shazeer and De Freitas to work on Google DeepMind's Gemini project. Character.AI continues operating independently under interim CEO Dominic Perella, pivoting toward enterprise AI. The company raised over $150 million in funding, primarily from Andreessen Horowitz.

DirJournal's Perspective

Editorial analysis

Character.AI commands the conversational AI market through founding talent who architected the Transformer itself, giving the platform credibility competitors cannot replicate. The $2.

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About Character.AI

What does Character.AI do?
Character.AI is a conversational AI platform founded in 2021 by Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, both former Google engineers. Shazeer is the co-inventor of the Transformer architecture (the foundation of all modern LLMs) and led the development of Google's LaMDA chatbot.
Where is Character.AI based?
Character.AI is based in Menlo Park, California, United States.
When was Character.AI founded?
Character.AI was founded in 2021 and has been operating for 5 years.
Technical Grounding
JSON-LDOrganization
Location
Menlo Park, California, United States
Founded
2021
Team Size
1-10 employees
Digital Footprint · Technical Entity Graph
  • Website
    character.aiHTTPS
  • Schema Type
    Organization
  • JSON-LD
    Active
  • NAP Vault ID
    Not assigned
  • Social Profiles
    4 verified profiles
  • Platform Tenure
    New listing
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Organization
areaServed
Global
openingHours
Open 24/7

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Conversational AIAI ChatbotAI CharactersTransformer ArchitectureLLMGoogle DeepMind

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