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 started with essentially a chatbot is now far more than that, crucially incorporating AI agents at every step.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Currently, creators of custom chatbots can incorporate ads using technology from Microsoft and Adzedek.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Holiday shopping deals:Shoppers spent a record $10.8 billion online on Black Friday
Pittsburgh resident Cheyenne Berens, 29, has been using Amazon's generative AI chatbot Rufus to track prices of baby merchandise and electronics this holiday season.
—Aishwarya Venugopal and Arriana McLymore, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
Leave a comment View Comments Additionally, companies employed AI chatbots to assist consumers, like Amazon’s Rufus.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
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Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Currently, creators of custom chatbots can incorporate ads using technology from Microsoft and Adzedek.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Holiday shopping deals:Shoppers spent a record $10.8 billion online on Black Friday
Pittsburgh resident Cheyenne Berens, 29, has been using Amazon's generative AI chatbot Rufus to track prices of baby merchandise and electronics this holiday season.
—Aishwarya Venugopal and Arriana McLymore, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
Leave a comment View Comments Additionally, companies employed AI chatbots to assist consumers, like Amazon’s Rufus.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Chatbot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chatbot. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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