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Hasbro Launches Sixth Wall, a New AI Studio Building the Next Generation of Character Experiences
Hasbro Launches Sixth Wall, a New AI Studio Building the Next Generation of Character
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Hasbro, a leading games, IP, and toy company, today launched Sixth Wall, a new AI studio dedicated to bringing iconic characters into the AI era. Alongside the launch, the company announced a strategic partnership with ElevenLabs and introduced Behavioral Licensing, a new category of character licensing designed for dynamic interactions. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260603297922/en/ As AI-native experiences proliferate, millions of consumers are already encountering unauthorized versions of popular characters across chat, voice, gaming, and content creation platforms. Sixth Wall was created to give creators, rights holders, and partners a trusted framework for bringing characters into these new experiences while preserving authenticity, safety, and commercial rights. Sixth Wall is introducing Behavioral Licensing, a new category of IP licensing focused on how characters think, speak, and interact in dynamic experiences - not just how they appear in traditional media. Behavioral Licensing is powered by CharacterOS, Sixth Wall's proprietary system for preserving a character's personality, canon, voice, and safety guardrails across interactive experiences. Each Sixth Wall character is built using authorized source material and powerful human voice performances. The studio has established a talent participation model that compensates performers and uses only authorized recordings. As part of today's launch, Sixth Wall also announced a strategic partnership with ElevenLabs, the leading AI audio company, to bring select Hasbro characters to the company's rapidly growing Iconic Marketplace. Twelve iconic Hasbro characters, including Optimus Prime, Megatron, Cobra Commander, Mr. Potato Head, and the cast of Clue - all powered by distinguished voice actors - will be available to request at launch, with more following later this year. “CharacterOS is compelling because it unlocks a bigger creative canvas while addressing a real challenge in AI: the unauthorized use of content. It is built around a creator-first model that gives voice talent and creatives a meaningful seat at the table. It gives brands a trusted way to bring characters into new AI-enabled platforms without losing what makes them authentic,” said Chris Cocks, CEO, Hasbro. “And most exciting to me, it opens entirely new su...