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Mike Young @mikeyoung44

1960s AI Program ELIZA Restored: Uncovering Early Chatbot Complexity

ELIZA, 1st chatbot (1966), restored & analyzed: insights into early natural language processing history & influence on modern conversational AI. A groundbreaking program that mimicked a psychotherapist.

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  Overview

ELIZA, created in 1966, was the first chatbot ever made
Originally ran on MIT's CTSS time-sharing system
Research team restored original ELIZA code and documentation
Provides insights into early natural language processing history
Analyzes ELIZA's influence on modern conversational AI

  
  
  Plain English Explanation

ELIZA was a groundbreaking c...