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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Large language models gradually influence the way people form opinions by generating the information that chatbots and virtual assistants present to people over time.
—Adrian Kuenzler, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
In the months before AI startup OpenAI debuted its artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, technologists at Amazon’s cloud unit, Amazon Web Services (AWS), were starting to field more inquiries from customers who were curious about exploring traditional AI and machine learning.
—John Kell, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
Roughly three-quarters of respondents said AI is likely to cost US jobs and support banning AI chatbots for kids, as well as Hawley’s proposal to cut taxes on health care expenses.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Barbies who call you by name, Curio stuffies that propose adventures and imaginary games, chatbots for kids from Meta and xAI.
—Dr. Dana Suskind, Time, 18 Dec. 2025
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Adrian Kuenzler, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
In the months before AI startup OpenAI debuted its artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, technologists at Amazon’s cloud unit, Amazon Web Services (AWS), were starting to field more inquiries from customers who were curious about exploring traditional AI and machine learning.
—John Kell, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
Roughly three-quarters of respondents said AI is likely to cost US jobs and support banning AI chatbots for kids, as well as Hawley’s proposal to cut taxes on health care expenses.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Barbies who call you by name, Curio stuffies that propose adventures and imaginary games, chatbots for kids from Meta and xAI.
—Dr. Dana Suskind, Time, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Chatbot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chatbot. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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chatbot
noun
chat·bot
ˈchat-ˌbät
: a bot that is designed to converse with human beings
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