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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And at Sierra Canyon School, the administration has formed a partnership with AI education platform edYOU, which provides students with personalized chatbot avatars that can help them with everything from tutoring to tracking their coursework.
—Degen Pener, HollywoodReporter, 3 Jan. 2026
Martin has worked extensively to ensure the chatbot only references the relevant areas of the Alaska Court System’s probate documents rather than conducting wider web searches.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026
Other measures require law enforcement agencies to clearly disclose their use of AI tools and impose guardrails on companion-style chatbots, particularly when minors are involved.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
While other chatbots have faced similar issues, xAI has repeatedly landed in hot water for misuse or apparent flaws in Grok’s design or underlying technology.
—Samantha Subin,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
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Degen Pener, HollywoodReporter, 3 Jan. 2026
Martin has worked extensively to ensure the chatbot only references the relevant areas of the Alaska Court System’s probate documents rather than conducting wider web searches.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026
Other measures require law enforcement agencies to clearly disclose their use of AI tools and impose guardrails on companion-style chatbots, particularly when minors are involved.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
While other chatbots have faced similar issues, xAI has repeatedly landed in hot water for misuse or apparent flaws in Grok’s design or underlying technology.
—Samantha Subin,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Chatbot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chatbot. Accessed 8 Jan. 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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