Ai Chatbots

AI chatbots in 2025 have stepped far beyond simple question answering. They now understand users with deeper context, process multiple types of data instantly, handle real-world tasks on their own, and perform with domain-level expertise. This photogallery walks through the biggest shifts that shaped the new generation of AI assistants and how they are becoming more personalised, secure, and reliable for everyday use.

7 must-try made-in-India AI assistants to try in 2025

In 2025, India’s AI assistants are reshaping customer service and digital experiences. From shopping on WhatsApp to getting insurance support and food on trains, these smart companions are built for Indian users and languages. They blend convenience with local understanding, offering help where people already spend most of their time on chat platforms. Here are seven verified, made-in-India AI assistants that are working today and trusted by millions of users.

MC Interview: India could become leading exporter of AI technology, says Meta CMO Alex Schultz

Meta CMO Alex Schultz recently visited India, a market that has become crucial to the social networking giant's future growth strategy because of rapid AI adoption and a fast-growing digital economy.

Meet Humain Chat, the world’s first Arabic-native AI chatbot

Trained on what Humain describes as one of the largest Arabic datasets ever assembled, the bot is fluent in Arabic as well as English and supports multiple dialects, including Egyptian and Lebanese.

DeepSeek vs Manus AI: How do these two Chinese AI chatbots compare in responses, privacy, search, and more

Weeks after Chinese AI startup DeepSeek caused a whirlwind with its DeepSeek-R1 model, a powerful new AI tool, Manus AI, is making waves in China. But you may want to know which one is better. We now compare both the Chinese AI tools and see what all they have to offer

Elon Musk's xAI launches Grok 2 chatbot with image generation feature

Grok is available to all subscribers of X Premium and X Premium+, the subscription tiers of X, the Musk owned social network formerly known as Twitter

How to set up and use Meta AI on WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook

Meta AI aims to change how users interact with their social media platforms, making everyday tasks easier and more intuitive.

DuckDuckGo brings ChatGPT, Meta AI, and other chatbots to its browser

DuckDuckGo, the privacy-centric browser, is pitching it as a secure and private way to access gen AI chatbots, including ChatGPT, MetaAI, and others.

Nvidia's Chat with RTX brings a personal AI chatbot to your PC

Nvidia released an early version of its ‘Chat with RTX,’ which lets users personalise a chatbot with their own content on Windows PCs.

Elon Musk's xAI extends its AI chatbot Grok to India, others

Grok is available to subscribers of X Premium+, the top subscription tier of X. It is being rolled out in a phased manner, granting early access to longstanding subscribers across web, iOS and Android.

Google's AI chatbot Bard gets smarter, now answers questions about YouTube videos

Google is expanding Bard's YouTube Extension to understand some video content on the platform and answer specific queries on them.

India Inc. and AI: 9 Indian companies that are doubling down on AI efforts

From consumer chatbots to neural search and fundamental business process optimisation, these 9 Indian companies have been hard at work attempting to leverage generative AI, large language models (LLMs) and machine learning.

AI models struggle to identify nonsense, says study

The researchers at Columbia University in the United States said their work revealed the limitations of current AI models and suggested it was too early to let them loose in legal or medical settings.

Meta is reportedly working on AI chatbot based on Abraham Lincoln

So far it isn't clear on what platforms Meta would roll out the new AI bots for, but previous rumors have suggested that Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp would be likely recipients

ChatGPT: A look at large language models and how they work | In Pics

ChatGPT is based on GPT-3, a language model that uses deep learning to produce human-like text. Have a look at Large Language Models and how they work

Capillary Technologies joins the generative AI bandwagon with AskAira

AskAira leverages OpenAI's underlying technology, which also powers the viral AI chatbot ChatGPT, to assist marketers in increasing the return on investment of loyalty programmes.

AI News roundup: Reddit to monetize its Data APIs, AI bots to expose corporate secrets, and more

Our daily TLDR of important AI stories you must know about.

Publishers worry AI chatbots will cut readership

New artificial intelligence tools from Google and Microsoft give answers to search queries in full paragraphs rather than a list of links. Many publishers worry that far fewer people will click through to news sites as a result, shrinking traffic — and, by extension, revenue.

In Pics: A guide to ChatGPT, Bing and other AI chatbots

If you’re seeking the latest AI language models or a chatbot to assist you with your everyday chores, this guide can assist you in making an informed selection.