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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What was once dismissed as a chatbot kicked off an AI boom of epic proportions and—as billions have flowed into AI startups of all kinds—OpenAI has become the most valuable startup ever, less than a month ago hitting a $500 billion valuation.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
At too many colleges, leaders have been reluctant to impose strict rules or harsh penalties for chatbot use, passing the buck to professors to come up with their own policies.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into seven tech companies around potential harms their artificial intelligence chatbots could cause to children and teenagers.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Notably, Illinois banned AI therapy after research found chatbot therapists fuel delusions, and California is close to becoming the first state to restrict companion bots to protect kids.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
At too many colleges, leaders have been reluctant to impose strict rules or harsh penalties for chatbot use, passing the buck to professors to come up with their own policies.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into seven tech companies around potential harms their artificial intelligence chatbots could cause to children and teenagers.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Notably, Illinois banned AI therapy after research found chatbot therapists fuel delusions, and California is close to becoming the first state to restrict companion bots to protect kids.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Chatbot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chatbot. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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