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.

Just over half of U.S. teens say they've used chatbots for help with schoolwork, and 12% say they’ve gotten emotional support from these tools. Teens tend to view AI's future impact on their lives ...

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, February 5, 2026 / EINPresswire.com / — Amid growing concern over mental health challenges among young Americans, new research from Bryter shows that adults aged 18–24 ...

The Pew Research Center released a study on Tuesday that shows how young people are using both social media and AI chatbots. Pew found that 97% of teens use the internet daily, with about 40% of ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

As Keir Starmer announced a crackdown on AI chatbots, elite educators need to cautiously embrace innovative technology with ...

Unauthorized – or shadow – AI tools and chatbots are widely used across U.S. hospitals and health systems, including for direct patient care, according to a survey from Wolters Kluwer Health. The ...

Swathes of the population are relying on AI chatbots for "dangerous" financial advice.