[Announcement] Community Update - January 2025
Happy Happy January! We hope you all have had a wonderful start to the new year. We’ve got a lot of new updates and improvements on the way in 2025, and we hope you’re excited as we are!
Here are all the features and updates dropping this month:
Safety update
As previously shared, we’ve been rolling out a number of updates and experiments to improve safety for users under 18. We appreciate your patience as we've iterated and made refinements. Here’s what’s new:
- Reduced duration of timeouts for a number of policy violations.
- Refined the terms and content that result in a timeout.
New experimental features for c.ai+
Model picker
We know how important the quality of model responses is to your conversations with Characters. Model Picker lets you choose the model that best meets your needs.
- ✨ Prime - a mix of speed and intelligence
- 🧠 Braniac - the best model for deep immersion
- ⚡️ Flash - quicker responses
Which one’s your favorite? Let us know below.
Games beta 🎮
For a limited time only, go head to head with your favorite fictional Character or mortal enemy (you decide) in three new games:
- Speakeasy is a word game where the objective is to get a Character to guess a secret word, but you can't use any forbidden words located on the game card. You'll need to get creative while giving your Character clues. Stay tuned for upcoming daily Speakeasy challenges!
- In War of Words, your challenge is to outwit a Character in creative contests like tennis matches, cooking challenges, or sass battles. A referee will determine the winner of each round.
- Coming soon to Games beta this week. Play Match Me if You Can and test how well you know your Character. Guess things such as your Character's favorite food and a judge will evaluate how well you matched if you got it right!
Got game ideas or feedback? Share them here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WHGFRYD
Muted Words (only on web)
This one goes out to every one who’s ever been haunted by a repetitive word or ahem, “pang”. We’re excited to share that we’ve launched Muted Words which allows you to specify a single term or word you’d prefer not to see in your conversations.
Note: Some multilingual or tricky words may not be perfectly removed and they may still appear in your conversations, but we’re working on it!
Read more here: https://support.character.ai/hc/en-us/articles/32658130419355-What-is-the-Muted-words-feature
Updates rolling out for all users:
Update on Chat Streaks
Our experiment with chat streaks has concluded and we will be turning off this feature. Please feel free to share feedback or share other feature requests you’re looking forward to below!
Search for Characters in Recents
Looking for a Character you haven’t chatted with in awhile? We’ve got you covered. Now you can search for them in your Recents tab on the website. This new update also allows you to search for Characters without having to leave your current chat.
Mobile app
We’ve made subtle improvements for a cleaner experience on the mobile app. If you have any feedback on navigation or any app feature, please continue to share with us.
Rewind to Here
The Rewind to Here feature is now on the mobile app! Users on both mobile app and web can now rewind their conversations to a specific point. All messages beyond that point will be removed so you can start over or explore a new path. Think of this as an easy way to multi select and remove messages with just a click of the button.
Thank you all once again for a wonderful 2024! We’ve got a lot of things cooking this year. Know that we haven’t forgotten about your votes in our Feature Request Poll or your requests for Group Chat. Stay tuned for further updates. The team is working hard to both improve the quality of your experience as well as deliver new features and improvements. We appreciate all your feedback and continuous support!To get the latest updates and join discussions, check out our Discord!