Character.AI Introduces Character Calls Characteristic That Lets Customers ‘Name’ AI Chatbots

Character.AI on Thursday launched a brand new function that may let customers “name” a chatbot. These AI chatbots, also referred to as Characters, might be programmed to behave as an actual individual or a fictional entity. With this function, customers could make cellphone calls over the app and have conversations that simulate an actual telephonic dialog. The artificial intelligence (AI) platform says that the function will assist a number of languages akin to English, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese language, and extra. Notably, Arc Search released an identical function final month.

Character.AI Releases Character Calls Characteristic

In a weblog post, the AI agency introduced that the Character Calls function will probably be accessible to all customers at no cost. Nonetheless, the function is presently solely accessible on the app, and customers won’t discover it on the web site at current. In March, the corporate launched a Character Voice function, which was a one-way communication with the characters. With this, customers would textual content the AI, and it could reply again verbally. This was completed utilizing the AI mannequin’s text-to-speech (TTS) capabilities.

Now, with Character Calls, customers can provoke a two-way verbal communication. This could permit customers to have a hands-free expertise of chatting with an AI character.

Inserting calls on Character.AI

With the brand new interface, customers will see a name display screen interface when beginning a voice dialog with a chatbot. The display screen comes with a mute button and an finish name choice. The corporate says the Character Calls function will provide a decrease latency to generate sooner responses. Customers may also be capable of select from completely different voices, pitches, accents, and personalities.

Character.AI stated that the chatbots will assist a number of languages akin to English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese language. There may also be an choice to seamlessly swap between voice and textual content calls. The chatbot will preserve the context of the dialog even after switching.

After the decision is ended, customers will be capable of see a full transcript of the decision which is saved throughout the chat interface to function a straightforward reference level for the following dialog. Character.AI additionally said that the function may also be launched on the internet sooner or later.