Introducing c.ai labs
Chat is just the start. Today we’re launching c.ai labs: a new home for fast, playful experiments in AI entertainment - where we try new formats, new ways to create, and new ways to bring your Characters to life.
What is c.ai labs?
c.ai labs was built to push creative experiences beyond what already exists. It’s where we share ideas early, so we can learn faster and find what truly unlocks our community’s creativity.
Some ideas will level up into real features, while others will evolve, reboot or go away entirely. That’s the deal - and it’s how we move quickly towards our vision of building the world’s leading AI entertainment platform.
Our team has a lot of ideas that we want to ship - fast. Labs is where we can:
- Share experiments early. Try things before they’re fully polished, and learn in the open.
- Build with you in mind. Love it or leave it - your feedback gives us a signal on what to double down on, and what to leave behind.
- Get creative. Test formats that are bold, unexpected, and maybe a little messy.
Not everything will work - and that’s the point.
How it works
Check out labs at https://labs.character.ai/!
Labs is intentionally easy to jump into and ever-changing. Hop in, try an experiment, and tell us what you think. Browse through the coming soon list and sign up for waitlists to show us what you’re interested in and want to try out ASAP.
A few experiments will cost Charms to use - especially premium, compute-heavy experiences.
Coming soon
We’ve got many more experiments cooking. Want in early? Hop on the waitlists, linked here or on the Labs page:
- Comics: create illustrated comics using your Characters, then remix the comic back into your live chat and keep the story going. Join the Comics waitlist here.
- Interactive Podcasts: Listen a podcast on any topic hosted by your favorite Characters, and jump into the conversation yourself. Join the Podcasts waitlist here.
- Image Studio: Generate stylized images of your Characters, changing their mood, pose, and setting on the fly. Join the Image Studio waitlist here.
- Classic Books: Play through classic books as one of the Characters on the page and follow along with the story - or rewrite the world entirely with your own AU tweaks. Join the Classic Books waitlist here.
There are even more prototypes previewed on the Labs page, so check out the Experiments page and sign up to get early access to exciting experiences.
Live now
c.ai labs launches with a wonderfully playful website and two existing experiences:
- Streams: our suite of video and image generation tools that bring cutting-edge multimodal models to your Characters, shareable to the Community Feed; and
- Stories: branching, narrated story experiences that take your Character on a compelling and replayable adventure.
These features had already appeared on the app and home screen, but feel right at home in Labs with a revamped UI and better creator experience.
Labs is where we’ll try the weird stuff, the ambitious stuff, the “what if Characters could…” stuff. Love an experiment - we’ll double down. Not feeling it? Totally fair - we’ll learn and move on.
Now, go explore! See you in the Lab! ٩(◕‿◕)۶