Google wants chatbots that people can hang with—not just pelt with questions.The search engine giant has been developing a product for creating and conversing with customizable chatbots, which could be modeled on celebrities or made by users, two people with direct knowledge of the project said. The bots would be similar to the online personalities from Meta Platforms and startup Character.AI, based on celebrities like football star Tom Brady and TV character Tony Soprano.Staff have discussed la...