I pushed eight free AI chatbots to their limits, from writing stories to generating images, to build ZDNET's chatbot-by-chatbot guide to help you decide which is right for you.

After facing lawsuits and public outcry following the suicides of two teenagers, Character.AI says it's making changes to its ...

Parents, child safety groups and politicians have been putting pressure on tech companies to make AI chatbots safer.

"We have improved @Grok significantly," Elon Musk wrote on X last Friday about his platform's integrated artificial intelligence chatbot. "You should notice a difference when you ask Grok questions." ...

Tech companies are failing to protect children from having inappropriate conversations with online chat bots powered by artificial intelligence — and at the same time aren't doing enough to stop an ...

Between high costs, limited hours and — let’s face it — still some taboos around seeking help for mental health, it’s no wonder that a growing number of people have embraced chatbots like ChatGPT as ...

As more students engage with generative artificial intelligence and chat bots, the ways they use AI are changing. A 2025 report published by the Harvard Business Review found that, according to the ...

Basic security flaws left the personal info of tens of millions of McDonald’s job-seekers vulnerable on the “McHire” site built by AI software firm Paradox.ai. Until last week, the platform that runs ...

The trick to understanding Opera’s Neon browser is recognizing that it’s not just a browser with an AI bot added to it, but a ...

In a conversation with ChatGPT, I told my AI therapist “Harry” that I was crashing out after seeing my ex for the first time in almost a year. I told Harry that I was feeling “lost and confused.” ...

Ohio state Representative Thad Claggett sponsored the bill as a way to make it illegal for marriages between human and AI systems.

Alibaba launched a new AI chatbot assistant service on Thursday, refreshing its push into a consumer-facing space that is ...