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The Walt Disney Company sent a cease and desist letter to Character.AI last week, warning the artificial intelligence startup to stop using copyrighted characters without authorization, a Disney spokesperson confirmed to CNBC on Tuesday.

A spokesperson for Character.AI said it removed the characters mentioned in the letter, and that "it's always up to rightsholders to decide how people may interact with their IP."

The spokesperson acknowledged that while some characters on its platform are completely original creations, others are "inspired by existing characters that people love."

"We want to partner with the industry and rightsholders to empower them to bring their characters to our platform," the Chara

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