“Don’t read books. Play them,” says AI-powered role play platform Character.AI in a promo for its latest simulation feature: Books.
If you were as alarmed as I was at that first line (we are in a literacy crisis!), let me explain. The new feature feeds public domain titles — classics like The Great Gatsby, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Pride & Prejudice, and Frankenstein — into the platform’s AI so that users can play as characters within the stories themselves. Users can “remix” the tales, adding new characters, changing the plots, or creating entirely new universes. Or you can just live inside the classic story as it is.
Character.AI users can now role-play classic books like ‘Pride and Prejudice’
The platform itself is intended for multi-layered, multimedia role play, from written or audio conversations to AI-generated comic strips and music videos. Users can upload descriptions and even art of their original characters, play with scenarios designed by others, or interact with existing IP.
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