Overview
- Character.ai, which launched Books Thursday, opened access on web and mobile through its Labs hub with more than 20 public-domain titles.
- Users can step into stories as a character from the book or as their own persona, choosing a guided book-arc mode or a freeform off-script mode.
- Players can create alternate-universe remixes that rethink settings or character roles, and the community can browse and play those shared scenarios.
- Access is tiered, with a handful of free turns for non-subscribers, fuller use for c.ai+ members, and an 18-plus restriction.
- The company says all interactions follow its content rules and automated and human review, a priority after it shut down open-ended teen chats last fall and settled related lawsuits earlier this year.