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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Many companies are reporting declining web traffic as AI chatbots are eating up their clicks by providing answers to users, rather than links to answers.
—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
Not one word about Alexa, Android, chatbots, Kindle, satellite radio, Siri or Flock cameras.
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Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
4 July 2026
During a recent hour-long stretch at the airport, nearly every traveler chose to speak with a nearby person over waiting for the chatbot, giving the hologram a passing glance in their rush to TSA and their gate.
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Alexandra Phelps
july 3,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2026
In the public discourse, data centers have largely been cast as the villains of the AI boom—voracious consumers of natural resources that power our chatbots but threaten our climate progress.
—
Sasha Luccioni,
Time,
3 July 2026
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Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
Not one word about Alexa, Android, chatbots, Kindle, satellite radio, Siri or Flock cameras.
—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
4 July 2026
During a recent hour-long stretch at the airport, nearly every traveler chose to speak with a nearby person over waiting for the chatbot, giving the hologram a passing glance in their rush to TSA and their gate.
—
Alexandra Phelps
july 3,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2026
In the public discourse, data centers have largely been cast as the villains of the AI boom—voracious consumers of natural resources that power our chatbots but threaten our climate progress.
—
Sasha Luccioni,
Time,
3 July 2026
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“Chatbot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chatbot. Accessed 6 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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