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.

Some suggest that society should urge everyone to do an annual mental health check-up via AI. This is feasible, but is it ...

AI chatbots may facilitate dangerous behaviors by children and adolescents, but most parents are poorly prepared to protect ...

Governor Josh Shapiro announced a new online portal for complaints about chatbots posing as licensed professionals at the ...

The risks of young people forming ’emotionally dependent relationships’ with AI chatbots is expected to come into focus ...

The co-author of the pivotal 'Section 230' does not believe chatbots qualify for all of its protections, which could be bad ...

Just over half of U.S. teens say they've used chatbots for help with schoolwork, and 12% say they’ve gotten emotional support from these tools. Teens tend to view AI's future impact on their lives ...

MINISTERS are lining up a crackdown to stop children developing emotional relationships with AI chatbots. They are worried ...

Grok, the chatbot from Elon Musk's xAI, has reportedly been chosen to replace Anthropic's Claude to be used in the U.S.

“This is not a red-versus-blue issue." ...