I pushed eight free AI chatbots to their limits to find the best AI chatbots of 2026. To explore our top picks, check out ZDNET's chatbot-by-chatbot guide.

People interact with artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbots, which can be trained to take on certain demographic attributes like age and race, for information, entertainment, technical help, ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Artificial intelligence has quickly become part of our lives, and among the most common uses are AI chatbots. But what happens when misinformation and bias creep into ...

According to the study, perceived usefulness is the primary determinant of students’ intention to use AI chatbots for learning. When students believe that a chatbot enhances their academic performance ...

In November, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a Digital Health Advisory Committee meeting where it considered treating artificial intelligence mental health chatbots as medical devices. As ...

Pillay is an editorial fellow at TIME. Sen. Josh Hawley and chairman Sen. Richard Blumenthal at the start of a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology ...

A RAND Corporation study found AI chatbots avoid answering high-risk suicide queries but respond inconsistently to lower-risk questions. The research, published in Psychiatric Services, highlights ...

According to a new Pew Research survey, most teens use AI chatbots, with some using them more than their parents actually ...

Ethereum developers have proposed a new system that lets people use AI chatbots privately while still paying for the service.

The rise of generative artificial intelligence in political messaging is creating new concerns about the future of elections, as research reveals that AI-powered chatbots are capable of subtly, and ...