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.

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As more and more people seek advice from chatbots, these technologies may start to influence human behavior and societal ...

Generative AI chatbots can amplify delusions in people who are already vulnerable, as dangerous ideas go unchallenged and may even be reinforced.

Widely used AI chatbots—including Grok and ChatGPT—warned a bubble may soon burst, but also argued the problem isn’t the technology.

Character.AI’s announcement that it will ban users under 18 from conversing with chatbots is generating questions about the ...

Privacy advocates urge the FTC to block Meta’s plan to use chatbot conversations for "tailoring" content and ads served ...

Senators introduce GUARD Act to protect minors from AI chatbots after parents testify about teen suicides, violence allegedly ...