This image provided by OpenAI in February 2026 demonstrates a health chatbot on a phone app. (OpenAI via AP) Add AP News on ...

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.

The rush to put out autonomous agents without thinking too hard about the potential downside is entirely consistent with ...

Belligerent bot bullies maintainer in blog post to get its way Today, it's back talk. Tomorrow, could it be the world? On Tuesday, Scott Shambaugh, a volunteer maintainer of Python plotting library ...

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WASHINGTON – After launching an investigation and holding a Senate committee hearing on the dangers AI chatbots pose to children, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, is discussing his latest efforts ...

A version of this essay first appeared on the website of the U.S. PIRG Education Fund. With the rise of ChatGPT and social media companies like Snapchat and Instagram integrating AI chatbots into ...