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The First Chatbot’s Multiple Personalities

ELIZA is the world's first chatbot, whose original source code was recently unearthed from MIT archives. Researchers analyzing the newly discovered code reveal that the 1960s program was capable of assuming multiple distinct personas beyond its famous therapist script. This historical artifact sheds new light on the foundations of human-computer interaction and the origins of conversational AI.

IEEE Spectrum·Jul 15, 2026

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