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ZDNET's key takeaways
Free AI chatbots deliver more power than ever before.
ChatGPT, Copilot, and Grok top our performance rankings.
Image generation and storytelling now rival premium AIs.
The introduction of the first successful AI chatbot in 2022 was a tech quake on the scale of the introduction of the internet itself and the smartphone. The reality of its existence changed reality itself.
Also: You're reading more AI-generated content than you think
You know the story since then. AI chatbots have become hugely popular, often saving folks a lot of work, while also putting jobs at risk. They have transformed education, writing, coding, and more.
What is the best AI chatbot right now?
ChatGPT is the OG chatbot. This is the AI that shook up the world. The company has been innovating ever since, and its latest free offering shows that. Also, because ChatGPT is the market leader, there are many resources available for it, including tons of articles, many books, courses, free training videos, and more.
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