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chatbot

American

[chat-bot] / ˈtʃætˌbɒt /

noun

Digital Technology.

a computer program designed to respond with conversational or informational replies to verbal or written messages from users.

chatbot British

/ ˈtʃætˌbɒt /

noun

a computer program in the form of a virtual e-mail correspondent that can reply to messages from computer users

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Etymology

Origin of chatbot

First recorded in 1990–95; chat ( def. ) + bot ¹ ( def. )

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chatbot

Agents like Muse run constantly in the background and can handle multiple tasks, which “has much bigger compute implications than a simple chatbot query,” he said, referring to computing power.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

After receiving the letter, Character.AI removed the Disney characters as chatbot options.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Elon Musk, whose xAI developed the Grok chatbot, over the weekend joined Altman in backing Amodei’s call for caution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Anthropic created the popular chatbot Claude and has this year released a number of increasingly capable AI models, the technology underlying AI chatbots.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Anthropic said its Claude chatbot now leads more than a quarter of its research and development work, and collaborates with human staff on more than 90 percent of tasks.

From Barron's

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