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Chatbot

n. Foundations 2023

An AI you talk to in conversation, through text or voice. Modern chatbots run on LLMs and are often called AI assistants, especially when they can also search, use tools, or remember things.

“The chatbot on the support page now answers billing questions too.”

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In the history of AI

One of the Essentials

Chatbot is one of 20 Essential terms: the words you need to follow a news story or a work meeting about AI. It entered common use around 2023.