chatbot
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chatbot
First recorded in 1990–95; chat ( def. ) + bot 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Google’s Gemini chatbot crunched the numbers for the teams, including the players’ professional statistics and the World Cup match schedules, to predict a “new” tournament winner.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026
In July 2024, Rinderknecht demanded the chatbot generate an image that showed wealthy elites dining extravagantly on one side of a wall while the world burned beyond the barricade.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
Meta’s AI chatbot, meanwhile, which the company is testing with a $7.99 monthly subscription in a few markets, is a late entrant in a field that is already crowded.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
In addition to the social media ban, the new law would also regulate increasingly ubiquitous AI chatbots by requiring companies to "mitigate the risk of the chatbot communicating harmful content."
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Whenever I type a question — say, “How common is chatbot sycophancy?” — into Google, it responds with what seems like an excess of enthusiasm: “Great question!”
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
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