Google inks licensing deal with Character.AI, hires its cofounders By Reuters

(Reuters) -Chatbot maker Character.AI said it has entered into an agreement with Alphabet (NASDAQ:)’s Google, allowing it a non-exclusive license for Character.AI’s current large language model technology.

Character.AI’s founders Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, along with other members of its research team, will also join Google, the company said in a blog, adding that Dominic Perella, Character.AI’s general counsel, will become the interim CEO.

Alphabet did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.