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

If a tool-using chatbot is like a single digital worker, these new frameworks are like virtual firms in which dozens of agents, running 24 hours a day, can be organized hierarchically to accomplish a ...

People are revealing sensitive personal information to A.I. chatbots — including plans to commit violent acts.

Coaching from artificial intelligence chatbots, personalized and accessible at any time, is now shaping how some students write.

Computer science student Jack Luo is "the kind of person who'll build you a custom AI tool just because you mentioned a problem, then take you on a midnight ride to watch the city lights". At least ...

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.

David Reid does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

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 ...

Moltbook is a groundbreaking social platform where only AI agents can actively post, comment, and interact, while humans are relegated to observers. The platform flips traditional social networks, ...

Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make the most of it. This includes writing about consumer AI products and their real-world impact, from ...

Moltbook is the world’s first social network designed exclusively for artificial intelligence. Launched in late January 2026 by Matt Schlicht, head of the commerce platform Octane AI, the site mimics ...

Checking out the latest tech at the BETT Show in London this week, I saw Ohbot's programmable robot heads which can be connected to a camera – but, thanks to AI, they are now also able to talk to each ...