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

The challenge is to create a chatbot that can converse coherently and engagingly with humans on popular topics for 20 minutes.

—Marc Saltzman

Examples of chatbot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As artificial intelligence sweeps through healthcare, the victors will not be determined by who deploys the cleverest chatbot. —Sahar Hashmi, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

The artificial intelligence startup is best known for developing Grok, an AI chatbot and image generator. —Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026

Another measure, House Bill 3544, would ban deployment of social AI companions and human-like chatbots to minors and require companies to use reasonable age-verification measures. —Dylan Goforth, The Frontier, 28 Jan. 2026

The chatbot can automate a lot of this process and asks clarifying questions about the exact skills needed for the project. —John Kell, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

chat entry 1 + bot entry 1

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

chatbot

noun

chat·​bot ˈchat-ˌbät 

: a bot that is designed to converse with human beings