chatbot

noun

chat·​bot ˈchat-ˌbät How to pronounce chatbot (audio)
variants or less commonly chat bot
plural chatbots also chat bots
: 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
When AI chatbots use human-like language, people naturally respond to them as thinking, feeling, social beings.—Mike Elgan
People are offloading all kinds of tasks to chat bots to "save time" and "maximize productivity."—Jen Zoratti

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Moreover, an increasing number of employees are turning to AI chatbots for personal support, seeking career advice and emotional validation. — Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Then there's the emergence of artificial intelligence chatbots and companions that create a host of other concerns for underage usage, but that aren't generally considered part of the social media industry. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026 These chatbots are powered by large language models, AI systems that generate responses by using advanced statistics and troves of text, including sacred ones like Hinduism's Bhagavad Gita. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 Rather than functioning as a general-purpose chatbot, OpenEvidence is intended to help medical professionals locate and examine information from clinical research. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chatbot

Word History

Etymology

chat entry 1 + bot entry 1

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chatbot was in 1994

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chatbot

noun
chat·​bot ˈchat-ˌbät How to pronounce chatbot (audio)
: a bot that is designed to converse with human beings
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