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Interactive site explores history of ELIZA chatbot

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An interactive website has been created to explore the history of ELIZA, a 1966 chatbot developed by Joseph Weizenbaum. The site delves into the original source code and the DOCTOR script that powered ELIZA, highlighting its nature as an interpreter running a script. AI

IMPACT Provides historical context on early chatbot technology.

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📜 Did you know ELIZA (1966) was actually an interpreter running a script? Finding Eliza built an incredible interactive site exploring Joseph Weizenbaum's origi

    📜 Did you know ELIZA (1966) was actually an interpreter running a script? Finding Eliza built an incredible interactive site exploring Joseph Weizenbaum's original source code and the DOCTOR script! # TechHistory # AI # ComputerHistory # Chatbots https:// go.peterfriese.dev/histo…

    LINKS findingeliza.org/index.html peterfriese.dev

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