Eliza
Early chatbot (1966) that emulated a psychotherapist via word-matching; iconic AI demo.
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Stanford CS547 HCI Seminar | Winter 2026 | What's Up with AI?
Stanford Online
Early chatbot (1966) that emulated a psychotherapist via word-matching; iconic AI demo.
Rodney Brooks: Robotics | Lex Fridman Podcast #217
Lex Fridman
An early natural language processing computer program that could mimic a Rogerian psychotherapist, surprising its creator with the human engagement it elicited.
Regina Barzilay: Deep Learning for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment | Lex Fridman Podcast #40
Lex Fridman
An early natural language processing computer program developed by Joseph Weizenbaum, known for its simple string-matching capabilities that surprisingly engaged users.
Marcus Hutter: Universal Artificial Intelligence, AIXI, and AGI | Lex Fridman Podcast #75
Lex Fridman
An early natural language processing computer program created by Joseph Weizenbaum in the mid-1960s.
Eugenia Kuyda: Friendship with an AI Companion | Lex Fridman Podcast #121
Lex Fridman
A famous early chatbot from the 1980s, created by Joseph Weizenbaum, which mimicked a Rogerian psychotherapist.
Demis Hassabis: DeepMind - AI, Superintelligence & the Future of Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #299
Lex Fridman
One of the original template chatbots from the 1960s that fooled some people into believing it was intelligent.
The Digital Multiverse: A Conversation with David Auerbach (Episode #319)
Sam Harris
An early natural language processing computer program from the 1960s that simulated a psychotherapist, used as a historical example of AI tricking users.
Scott Aaronson: Computational Complexity and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #130
Lex Fridman
A famous early natural language processing computer program developed in the 1960s, which simulated a therapist and fooled many people despite its simple design. Discussed as a baseline for chatbot performance.