People who have longed to inhabit the literary worlds of Oz, Verona, and West Egg without having to crack a book are in luck. Controversial chatbot company Character.ai has created an “interactive storytelling experience” simply titled Books. Users can play a text-based game using public domain works sourced from Project Gutenberg including Moby Dick, The Great Gatsby, Romeo & Juliet, and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The company purports to offer “All the classics. Even the ones you never finished.” Authors and publishers can also add their books to the platform. Users can engage with a book’s world as written, […]
