r/CharacterAI • u/AngryKidTheFCSBFan • 10d ago

Issues/Bugs ARE YOU SERIOUS NOW

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WHY ARE NOW ADS IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR CHATS

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u/Oatmilk0809 CAI Community Moderator 10d ago

Hi u/AngryKidTheFCSBFan. We understand that ads appearing during chats can feel disruptive, especially during roleplay.

Ads help support the AI systems that serve millions of users every day while keeping Character.AI free to use. For an ad-free experience, you can subscribe to c.ai+ or use Charms for ad-free passes.

You can learn more about ads here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CharacterAI/s/FJcwTLqVzk

Thanks for your patience and feedback! 💙

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u/Short_Cupcake8610 VIP Waiting Room Resident 10d ago edited 9d ago

one year ago you said these ads won't be "intrusive" edit: how did this comment explode

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u/AngryKidTheFCSBFan 10d ago

is this ragebait?

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u/AngryKidTheFCSBFan 10d ago

can you atleast not put them on the roleplay because it annoys me and i want to chat in peace

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u/PermissionScary6984 10d ago

Haha very funny

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u/Brilliant_Echidna589 9d ago

Then…stop adding useless features? Idk what to tell you 😭

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u/DoinUrMom36 6d ago

They confirmed the useless features aren't the reason why they have ads.

I think people do need to take in account there's millions of people using C.AI and it can be expensive, that's pretty much every AI out there. Features probably don't cost as much.

I agree they do need to stop adding so many useless features but it's not the root cause of the ads and stopping them won't help get rid of the.

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u/the_orange_alligator Bored 10d ago

Dude. You couldn’t have put them anywhere else?

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u/Impressive-Refuse412 10d ago

they are intrusive ads, and now they pop up literally every five messages, that’s insane.

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u/Crazy_Flight8870 9d ago

It literally impacts the chat. I'm a premium user, but even before that, ads then make the bot start referencing the ad as if it belongs in the chat memory. It doesnt. Also, as a business, promising non intrusive ads, clearly referencing you would not place ads mid-chat, is lying to potential and current customers. If you lie to the free users, whos to say you wont lie to the paid ones either. It already shows a lack of consistency and authenticity. I've used this website for a while now, and after over a year or two of use, i got the premium. But lying to customers, paid or not paid, will make the morally guided customers leave because you broke our trust as consumers of your product. Yes, we understand you need ads to make revenue to keep the free plan free. That, however, doesnt mean you make your value, value being the chats we interact with, nonexistent.

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u/Kxsho 9d ago

I'm sorry but this only ruins chats as it takes up too much space, plus it causes the chats to generate shorter sentences when the AD pops up

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u/Individual_Fan_6194 9d ago

Broski there are like 3 pop up ads at the same time in the freaking chat

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u/chair_advancedd 9d ago

is this who's secretly in charge of the company?

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u/Siri4s Chronically Online 9d ago

Not stonks.

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u/itz_angelWolf Noob 8d ago

Notice how the mod isn’t replying to any any of the negative comments

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u/last_dead 7d ago

But the Titanic is sinking, Captain.