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.

When it’s time to have a difficult conversation with a dying patient about whether to insert a feeding tube, Dr. Jonathan ...

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NPR's science podcast Short Wave talk about how ultrarunning affects the body, the trend of intermittent fasting and how to protect people's mental health when they talk with chatbots.

Subtle shifts in how users described symptoms to AI chatbots led to dramatically different, sometimes dangerous medical advice.

A new study found that chatbots were no better than Google — already a flawed source — at guiding users to correct diagnoses, ...

Over half of U.S. adults are using large language models (LLMs)—such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot—in some capacity. Whether ...

The popularity of AI chatbots is increasing rapidly, and parents should be on the lookout for potential risks and dangers. A new survey suggests that about two-thirds of adolescents are using this ...

Almost a third of children who use AI chatbots say they would describe the technology as like one of their friends, a survey ...