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.

Parents are sounding the alarm about the dangers of AI chatbots, lifelike computer programs that interact with users, many of ...

Last week, Character.AI, one of the leading platforms for AI technology, announced it was banning anyone under 18 from having conversations with its chatbots.

A "transformation" is upon us. After a multi-year procession of educational technology products that once promised to shake ...

Nature asked researchers who use artificial intelligence how its propensity for people-pleasing affects their work — and what ...

A bipartisan bill wants to keep kids under 18 away from AI companion bots, seeking penalties for AI companies that don't ...

The change comes as the company faces lawsuits from multiple families of children who died by or attempted suicide.

The GUARD Act—introduced in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and ​​Richard Blumenthal—aims to keep minors off chatbots such ...

The start-up, which creates A.I. companions, faces lawsuits from families who have accused Character.AI’s chatbots of leading ...

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

The changes come into effect on November 25, and until that date, Character.AI will presents users with a new under-18 ...

"A classic move in the tech industry's playbook: move fast, launch a product globally, break minds, and then make minimal ...