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# Guides to AI chat and story apps

Guides to AI chat and story apps: what slop is, how memory works, what things cost and how to get out. Sourced, dated, newest first.

1. [GuideNovember 10, 2026](/guides/apple-ai-companion-age-rating)
   ### [Apple AI companion age rating explained](/guides/apple-ai-companion-age-rating)
   [Apple's new 18+ rule covers virtual companions with romantic or sexual content. See the November 2026 rollout, January deadline, and parental controls.](/guides/apple-ai-companion-age-rating)
2. [GuideOctober 23, 2026](/guides/is-janitor-ai-safe)
   ### [Is Janitor AI safe?](/guides/is-janitor-ai-safe)
   [Janitor AI is 18+ only, collects your chats, and verifies age in just three countries. What its policies say about privacy, proxies and moderation.](/guides/is-janitor-ai-safe)
3. [GuideOctober 21, 2026](/guides/is-character-ai-safe)
   ### [Is Character AI safe?](/guides/is-character-ai-safe)
   [Is Character AI safe? What Character.AI blocks, how its age checks and ID handling work, who can still chat, and what the bankruptcy means for your data.](/guides/is-character-ai-safe)
4. [GuideOctober 16, 2026](/guides/how-to-export-character-ai-chats)
   ### [How to export Character AI chats](/guides/how-to-export-character-ai-chats)
   [Character.AI's Export Data steps on web and app, how long the email takes, what users find in the file, and when it's safe to delete your account.](/guides/how-to-export-character-ai-chats)
5. [GuideOctober 16, 2026 · Updated November 10, 2026](/guides/is-character-ai-shutting-down)
   ### [Is Character.AI Shutting Down?](/guides/is-character-ai-shutting-down)
   [Character.AI is in Chapter 11 and still running. The sale dates, Disney's $20 million bid, what state attorneys general want, and what to do with your chats.](/guides/is-character-ai-shutting-down)
6. [GuideOctober 16, 2026](/guides/ai-slop-names)
   ### [Who Is Elara Voss, and Why Does Every AI Use the Name?](/guides/ai-slop-names)
   [Elara Voss is no real person. Why AI keeps naming characters Elara Voss, Elias Thorne and Kael, which model uses which, and how to avoid them.](/guides/ai-slop-names)
7. [GuideOctober 14, 2026](/guides/how-to-cancel-reelshort-subscription)
   ### [How to Cancel Your ReelShort Subscription](/guides/how-to-cancel-reelshort-subscription)
   [Cancel ReelShort where you pay: Apple, Google Play or ReelShort directly. Exact steps, the billing cutoff, and why deleting the app won't stop charges.](/guides/how-to-cancel-reelshort-subscription)
8. [GuideOctober 12, 2026](/guides/ai-roleplay-guide)
   ### [AI roleplay guide: how to keep long roleplays from falling apart](/guides/ai-roleplay-guide)
   [How to run AI roleplay that lasts: short character cards, keyword lorebooks, session summaries and fresh chats, and why long chats forget and cost more.](/guides/ai-roleplay-guide)
9. [GuideOctober 12, 2026](/guides/how-to-use-sillytavern)
   ### [How to Use SillyTavern: Install It, Connect a Model and Start Chatting](/guides/how-to-use-sillytavern)
   [How to use SillyTavern from SillyTavern's own docs: install on Windows, Mac, Linux or Android, connect a model in API Connections, and load a character.](/guides/how-to-use-sillytavern)
10. [GuideSeptember 15, 2026 · Updated October 25, 2026](/guides/what-is-ai-slop)
    ### [What is AI slop? Meaning, examples and how to spot it](/guides/what-is-ai-slop)
    [AI slop is low-quality AI content made in bulk. What the word means, where it came from, examples in text, images and video, and the signs that give it away.](/guides/what-is-ai-slop)
11. [GuideSeptember 12, 2026](/guides/how-to-spot-ai-art-slop)
    ### [How to spot AI art slop (and how to avoid making it)](/guides/how-to-spot-ai-art-slop)
    [A checklist for spotting AI art slop by the tells that still work, how to avoid making it, and how the AI character apps we review score on art.](/guides/how-to-spot-ai-art-slop)
12. [GuideAugust 22, 2026 · Updated September 28, 2026](/guides/ai-slop-words-list-by-model)
    ### [The Slop Bible: AI slop words and phrases, by model](/guides/ai-slop-words-list-by-model)
    [The AI words list, sorted by model: what Claude, DeepSeek, JLLM, ChatGPT, Gemini and Grok overuse, with a receipt for each. Signs of AI writing you can check.](/guides/ai-slop-words-list-by-model)

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