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
Marc SaltzmanExamples of chatbot in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Headlines about wrongful arrests based on facial recognition—or chatbots not properly protecting customer data via encryption—highlight the need for holistic AI governance within aviation.
—Brian Tossan, Fortune, 9 May 2024
Last month, Baidu CEO Robin Li claimed its chatbot had 200 million users.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 9 May 2024
Alongside the report, Microsoft also announced advances to its Copilot tool, including an autocomplete function that is meant to help people prompt the chatbot to receive better output.
—Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 8 May 2024
Google's Gemini Nano, an AI chatbot that runs locally on a smartphone, will be available on the Pixel 8a.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 7 May 2024
Now, as Jessica Lucas reports for The Verge, teens can turn to AI chatbots to pour out their woes.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 7 May 2024
Stack Overflow made a similar deal with Google in February, where Gemini for Google Cloud users (not to be confused with Gemini the chatbot) can get coding suggestions directly from Stack Overflow.
—Emilia David, The Verge, 6 May 2024
In its response, the A.I. chatbot incorrectly said The Denver Post had published research saying smoking could be a cure for asthma.
—Ethan Baron, The Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2024
And passengers often must engage with customer service agents or chatbots to secure refunds, which can lead them to give up on the process altogether, according to Buttigieg.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
Brian Tossan, Fortune, 9 May 2024
Last month, Baidu CEO Robin Li claimed its chatbot had 200 million users.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 9 May 2024
Alongside the report, Microsoft also announced advances to its Copilot tool, including an autocomplete function that is meant to help people prompt the chatbot to receive better output.
—Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 8 May 2024
Google's Gemini Nano, an AI chatbot that runs locally on a smartphone, will be available on the Pixel 8a.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 7 May 2024
Now, as Jessica Lucas reports for The Verge, teens can turn to AI chatbots to pour out their woes.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 7 May 2024
Stack Overflow made a similar deal with Google in February, where Gemini for Google Cloud users (not to be confused with Gemini the chatbot) can get coding suggestions directly from Stack Overflow.
—Emilia David, The Verge, 6 May 2024
In its response, the A.I. chatbot incorrectly said The Denver Post had published research saying smoking could be a cure for asthma.
—Ethan Baron, The Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2024
And passengers often must engage with customer service agents or chatbots to secure refunds, which can lead them to give up on the process altogether, according to Buttigieg.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Chatbot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chatbot. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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