chatbot
noun
chat·bot
ˈchat-ˌbät 
plural chatbots
: a bot (see bot entry 1 sense 3) that is designed to converse with human beings
Chatbots … have been around for years, mostly to answer generic questions over the phone or on a website.—
Dalvin Brown
Dalvin BrownThe challenge is to create a chatbot that can converse coherently and engagingly with humans on popular topics for 20 minutes.—Marc Saltzman
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The turnout reflects a growing concern among parents trying to navigate questions about screens, free play and childhood in the age of tablets and AI chatbots.
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Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Pro-Russian groups are bombarding popular AI systems with propaganda to coax chatbots into regurgitating Kremlin talking points, according to senior European officials, raising concerns ahead of America’s midterm elections about how to respond to the growing attempt to silently manipulate voters.
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Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
The announcement signals that the contest between America and China has moved beyond software and chatbots into a struggle for control of the infrastructure that will shape economic, military and technological power in the 21st century.
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Staff,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
Pew found that half of US adults now use chatbots, up from a third in 2024, with about a quarter reaching for them daily.
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Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
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Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Pro-Russian groups are bombarding popular AI systems with propaganda to coax chatbots into regurgitating Kremlin talking points, according to senior European officials, raising concerns ahead of America’s midterm elections about how to respond to the growing attempt to silently manipulate voters.
—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
The announcement signals that the contest between America and China has moved beyond software and chatbots into a struggle for control of the infrastructure that will shape economic, military and technological power in the 21st century.
—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
Pew found that half of US adults now use chatbots, up from a third in 2024, with about a quarter reaching for them daily.
—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
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“Chatbot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chatbot. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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chatbot
noun
chat·bot
ˈchat-ˌbät
: a bot that is designed to converse with human beings
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