Bing rewrote its webmaster guidelines to cover Copilot grounding, meta directive controls for AI answers, and a softened stance on AI-generated content.

Text-to-video generating tools have made tremendous leaps in a few short years. We went from a horrifying clip of actor Will Smith’s contorted face temporarily merging with a bowl of spaghetti in 2023 ...

xAI has introduced Grok Imagine 1.0, a new version of its AI video generator. The update focuses on sharper visuals, stronger audio, lower costs and reduced delay. xAI positions the release as a ...

Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content ...

Google is reportedly working on a new AI-powered feature for Google Maps called ‘Ask Maps’. According to a report by Android Authority, the feature will allow users to have text-based conversations ...

Have you ever used an application called Chat & Ask AI? If so, there's a good chance your messages were exposed last month. In January, an independent researcher was able to easily access some 300 ...

AI systems are far better than people at spotting deepfake images, but when it comes to deepfake videos, humans may still have the edge. That’s the surprising twist from a new study that pits people ...

New government rules now mandate clear labelling for all AI-generated content, including deepfakes and synthetic audio, starting February 20. Social media platforms must verify user declarations on AI ...

The feature, called "Dear Algo," lets Threads users personalize what content they see by publicly posting an AI prompt.

Backlash is mounting online over the latest viral AI trend: the AI caricature. AI caricature is the first big ChatGPT trend of the year. It involves using ChatGPT to create images of ourselves based ...

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.

Having long ago seen the handwriting on the wall for the journalism profession with the debut of GenAI, I decided to just cut to the chase and build my replacement now.