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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Unlike chatbots that simply respond to prompts, AI agents can take proactive actions, which often require broader access to data and systems, raising privacy and security concerns.
—Evelyn Cheng,dylan Butts, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Multiple media outlets have reported that investigators may be examining Carvalho’s involvement in the district’s past contract with AllHere, the now-defunct education technology startup behind LAUSD’s AI chatbot initiative.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
In a study published recently in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers tried to simulate how people use AI chatbots by giving participants medical scenarios and asking them to consult AI tools.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 11 Mar. 2026
Anthropic lost out on a $200 million Pentagon contract because its CEO refused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s demands to remove the Anthropic chatbot Claude’s internal safeguards against spying on Americans and against launching weapons without human oversight.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
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Evelyn Cheng,dylan Butts, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Multiple media outlets have reported that investigators may be examining Carvalho’s involvement in the district’s past contract with AllHere, the now-defunct education technology startup behind LAUSD’s AI chatbot initiative.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
In a study published recently in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers tried to simulate how people use AI chatbots by giving participants medical scenarios and asking them to consult AI tools.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 11 Mar. 2026
Anthropic lost out on a $200 million Pentagon contract because its CEO refused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s demands to remove the Anthropic chatbot Claude’s internal safeguards against spying on Americans and against launching weapons without human oversight.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Chatbot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chatbot. Accessed 16 Mar. 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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