The best AI chatbots of 2026: I tested ChatGPT, Copilot, and others to find the top tools around

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.

FACT FOCUS: Images of NYC mayor with Jeffrey Epstein are AI-generated. Here’s how we know

Images circulating online that show New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a child with millionaire financier and sex offender ...
IEEE

An Overview of the JPEG AI Learning-Based Image Coding Standard

Abstract: JPEG AI is an emerging learning-based image coding standard developed by Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG). The scope of the JPEG AI is the creation of a practical learning-based image ...
GitHub

React Native Image Code Scanner

0.70.x - 0.74.x 1.0.x Old Architecture Fully Supported 0.75.x - 0.78.x 1.0.x Old & New Architecture Fully Supported Note: This library requires prebuild because it uses native iOS Vision Framework and ...
GitHub

Imager: A Selenium-Based Image Scraping Utility

Imager is a specialized utility developed to automate the manual bottleneck of gathering image datasets. Unlike traditional scraping methods that struggle with JavaScript-heavy sites, Imager leverages ...
IEEE

Self-Supervised CLIP-Based Image Recognition and Analysis for Electronic Data Forensics

Abstract: To enhance intelligent identification of image authenticity and tampering in electronic data forensics, this paper proposes a self-supervised CLIP-based image recognition and analysis ...
techxplore

An AI approach for single-image-based 3D character animation with preserved proportions

In Proceedings of the SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 Conference Papers, a research team affiliated with UNIST reports a new AI technology that can animate 3D characters to mimic the exact movements shown in a ...