chatbot

noun

chat·​bot ˈchat-ˌbät How to pronounce chatbot (audio)
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
The challenge is to create a chatbot that can converse coherently and engagingly with humans on popular topics for 20 minutes.Marc Saltzman

Examples of chatbot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Continuous Learning And Improvement AI chatbots with machine learning capabilities continuously improve their diagnostic and repair recommendations. Daniel Fallmann, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024 The company also announced its latest virtual reality headset, Quest 3S, and new features for the Meta AI chatbot. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024 Saujani conceived of Moms First’s free AI chatbot to tackle that problem. Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024 What’s written there is conversational, something AI chatbots consistently strive to be. Clare Duffy, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chatbot 

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Word History

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chatbot was in 1994

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“Chatbot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chatbot. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

chatbot

noun
chat·​bot
ˈchat-ˌbät
: a bot that is designed to converse with human beings
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