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

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

There are still many reasons to be excited about Nvidia: The company has established itself as an industry-leading chipmaker, reaping the benefits of an early bet on AI that has paid off as chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT have brought broader public attention to the technology. —Nicole Narea, Vox, 26 June 2024

For now, the Mac app supports the old style of back-and-forth voice chats with the chatbot. —Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 25 June 2024

Automated chatbots or virtual assistants, for instance, can help guide a simulation. —Manil Suri, Scientific American, 25 June 2024

Users will also be able to customize the chatbots by defining their personalities and appearances. —Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 25 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

chat entry 1 + bot entry 1

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

chatbot

noun

chat·​bot

ˈchat-ˌbät

: a bot that is designed to converse with human beings