With a new film adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s Far From the Madding Crowd to be released, the book’s feisty heroine is sure to enchant a new generation of fans. Clementine Ford argues for the importance ...

Katniss Everdeen is famous for being the first central hero of The Hunger Games, but the origins of her unusual name aren't ...

If you are a believer who often feels less than adequate to be called a “child of God,” you are in good company.

Character.AI, a leading platform for chatting and roleplaying with AI-generated characters, unveiled its forthcoming video generation model, AvatarFX, on Tuesday. Available in closed beta, the ...

A mother suing Character.AI after her son died by suicide—allegedly manipulated by chatbots posing as adult lovers and therapists—was horrified when she recently discovered that the platform ...

“I immediately thought that I wanted to be part of it. It's such a dream part. Bathsheba Everdene is just such an interesting character. There are so many layers to her and it's such a great journey ...

The first is the decision to expand the characters into stereotyped romantic lovers, instead of showing them as complex people trapped in an isolated society. The second is the decision to avoid the ...

He shades his character expertly ... is earnest as the Hittite whom David betrays because he covets his wife, Bathsheba. Massey, as the prophet, is a dominant personality throughout.

Sorry, fandoms: it sounds like your favorite Character.AI bots aren't coming back. The embattled AI companion company Character.AI confirmed to Futurism that it ...