As of March 2026, ChatOn, one of the most popular AI chatbots, has achieved 100 million downloads on iOS, Android, and Web.

Poe, Quora’s app that brings together different AI models into one platform, is launching group chat functionality. The company announced on Monday that users worldwide will be able to start group ...

San Francisco: ChatGPT is officially leaving WhatsApp. OpenAI confirmed the departure after Meta’s new rules effectively banned third-party AI chatbots on the messaging platform. The AI startup ...

The AI companion chatbot company Character.AI will soon have an adults-only policy for open-ended conversations with AI characters. Teens who use the app will start facing restrictions: They'll still ...

Character.AI allows users to create artificial intelligence chatbots. (Katie Adkins / Associated Press) Character.AI, a platform for creating and chatting with artificial intelligence chatbots, plans ...

Teenagers are trying to figure out where they fit in a world changing faster than any generation before them. They’re bursting with emotions, hyper-stimulated, and chronically online. And now, AI ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Character.AI, a platform for creating and chatting with artificial intelligence chatbots, plans to start blocking ...

Those under 18 will still be able to access AI-generated content with their favorite characters, but not free-wheeling conversations. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home ...