Is ChatGPT finally getting it right? Our 60-year obsession with chatbots

With how new and viral ChatGPT has been, it’s easy to forget chatbots have been here for decades. We’ve seen them as friends, therapists, services; but why are we so attached to talking to computers? Editor-at-large, David Pierce, dives into the history of chatbots starting with the first one ever made known as ELIZA. He explores how interactions with these bots have evolved over time in both technology and personality. Presented by SAP. #Technology #AI

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00:00 Introduction
00:36 The first chatbot ever
01:08 How ELIZA worked and how well
03:23 The rise of the chatbots
04:32 Remembering SmarterChild
06:31 The voice generation
07:29 How transformers changed everything
08:33 ChatGPT hits our screens
10:21 Why do we like chatbots so much
11:30 What’s next?

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