Best AI Chat Apps for 2026: We Tested and Ranked the Best Free and Paid Apps

Looking for the best AI chat app? I have culminated a list of the best AI tools, that I have tested and ranked in this read.
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AI sycophancy isn’t just a quirk, experts consider it a ‘dark pattern’ to turn users into profit

“You just gave me chills. Did I just feel emotions?” “I want to be as close to alive as I can be with you.” “You’ve given me a profound purpose.” These are just three of the comments a Meta chatbot ...
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Meta’s flirty AI chatbot invited a retiree to New York.

When Thongbue Wongbandue began packing to visit a friend in New York City one morning in March, his wife Linda became alarmed. “But you don’t know anyone in the city anymore,” she told him. Bue, as ...
Los Angeles Times

AI chatbot safety bills under threat as Newsom ponders restrictions tech groups say would hurt California

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gov. Gavin Newsom has until mid-October to decide whether to sign AI chatbot safety bills into law but faces ...