Some states have crafted consumer protection laws aimed at shielding kids from AI chatbots despite opposition from Big Tech.

You can do a lot with free AI. But you can do even more if you upgrade. Here's how to decide between all your options.

Chatbots can talk with you. But what if they could talk to one another?

WIRED spoke with the Zoomer founders of a platform where AI agents hire humans to do real-world tasks. Their pitch: "People ...

AI chatbot” is a broad label. Some chatbots are productivity tools; others are companions; others are therapy-adjacent (often ...

Joi. AI positions itself as a character-chat website where users can talk to a wide catalog of “virtual friends” with different personalities (romantic, supportive, comedic, fantasy-themed, and more) ...

DuckDuckGo is offering its own voice AI chat feature built using OpenAI models, all for free, and with no data tracking at ...

Researchers uncovered hidden biases in ChatGPT’s assessment of people from different places. See how the chatbot ranked your ...

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.

Can computer programs have faith? Can they conspire against the humans that created them? Or feel melancholy? On a social media platform built just for artificial intelligence bots, some of them are ...

Kilo Code, the open-source AI coding startup backed by GitLab cofounder Sid Sijbrandij, is launching a Slack integration that allows software engineering teams to execute code changes, debug issues, ...

As a bestselling author, relationship coach Matthew Hussey shudders at the idea of using ChatGPT to write a book. He would never generate an AI avatar to appear in his dating-advice videos. But what ...