As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve at a breakneck speed, custom chatbots are no longer reserved for big companies with a dedicated team of coders. In 2025, AI chatbots are being used ...

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.

A Florida mom is suing Character.ai, accusing the artificial intelligence company’s chatbots of initiating “abusive and sexual interactions” with her teenage son and encouraging him to take his own ...

Alessio Alionço is the founder and CEO of Pipefy, a global leader in AI-driven low code business process automation solutions. By stripping away the need for specialized training, low-code/no-code ...

The massive upgrades on WhatsApp are rolling out for users with the arrival of the new iPad app, but another feature is reportedly coming soon, with new custom chatbots heading to the platform. This ...

GibberLink lets AI chatbots communicate without words ElevenLabs hackathon prompts the creation of GGWave The ChatBots use a ...

Chloe Samaha wasn't trained to write software. But she and her partner at their San Francisco-based startup BOND got a working version of a new online productivity manager and website up and running ...

Ahead of the U.S. presidential election this year, government officials and tech industry leaders have warned that chatbots and other artificial intelligence tools can be easily manipulated to sow ...

Fourteen-year-old Sewell Setzer III loved interacting with Character.AI’s hyper-realistic chatbots—with a limited version available for free or a “supercharged” version for a $9.99 monthly fee—most ...

Over the weekend, Education Minister Jason Clare sounded the alarm about “AI chatbots bullying kids”. As he told reporters in a press conference to launch a new anti-bullying review, AI chatbots are ...