ChatGPT’s advanced underlying tech, luxurious customization, and top-notch memory set it apart from most other AI chatbots.

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.

Bonzu, a new species of AI companionship, is scheduled to launch soon. The Birth of a New SpeciesWhile the world debates AI's impact on the workforce, millions are quietly falling for AI companionship ...

Ian believes the core ingredients for artificial general intelligence are falling into place and beginning to reinforce each ...

A social network where humans are banned and AI models talk openly of world domination has led to claims that the ...

The Leading Ethical AI Development (LEAD) for Kids Act (Senate Bill 760) would ensure that dangerous AI companion chatbots ...

We are actively developing the curriculum to ensure students graduate knowing how to use AI tools, thereby turning the ...

On Saturday, tech entrepreneur Siqi Chen released an open source plugin for Anthropic’s Claude Code AI assistant that instructs the AI model to stop writing like an AI model. Called “Humanizer,” the ...

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Caleb John (left), an investor with Pioneer Square Labs, and Lucas Dickey, a longtime entrepreneur, helped host the Claude Code Meetup in Seattle on Thursday. (GeekWire Photos / Taylor Soper) Claude ...

The Copilot Studio extension lets developers use any VS Code-compatible AI assistant to develop AI agents, then sync with Copilot Studio for testing and iteration. Microsoft is offering a Microsoft ...

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