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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OpenAI rocketed into the mainstream in 2022 following the launch of its chatbot ChatGPT, which now supports more than 1 billion monthly active users.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 13 June 2026
Remember last week when Meta’s handy AI chatbot helped hackers breach high-profile Instagram accounts?
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 12 June 2026
In July 2024, Rinderknecht demanded the chatbot generate an image that showed wealthy elites dining extravagantly on one side of a wall while the world burned beyond the barricade.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
As well as compiling a risk profile of an area, the WHO said the platform includes a chatbot for health officials to question data in plain language.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 12 June 2026
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 13 June 2026
Remember last week when Meta’s handy AI chatbot helped hackers breach high-profile Instagram accounts?
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 12 June 2026
In July 2024, Rinderknecht demanded the chatbot generate an image that showed wealthy elites dining extravagantly on one side of a wall while the world burned beyond the barricade.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
As well as compiling a risk profile of an area, the WHO said the platform includes a chatbot for health officials to question data in plain language.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 12 June 2026
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“Chatbot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chatbot. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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chatbot
noun
chat·bot
ˈchat-ˌbät
: a bot that is designed to converse with human beings
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