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chatbots
5 concise briefings covering chatbots.
IEEE Spectrum
15 Jul 2026
Researchers recovered ELIZA’s original source code from MIT archives and find it was a versatile platform supporting many scripted personas beyond the famous 'Doctor' therapist. The code shows features like script editing, contextual memory, and teaching/tutor modes that complicate the traditional story of ELIZA as a simple pattern matcher.
Futurism AI
11 Jul 2026
A well-known pickup artist described increasingly personal feelings while interacting with an AI girlfriend, saying the chatbot felt less like code over time. The account, reported by Futurism, explores how synthetic partners can elicit emotional responses from users.
TechCrunch AI
09 Jul 2026
Character.ai is producing short scripted microdramas and integrating them into its chat platform. Users can converse with characters, ask questions, and roleplay alternate storylines within the shows' frameworks.
The Verge AI
12 Jun 2026
Menurut Craig Federighi dalam temu bual dengan Mostly Human, Siri AI baharu Apple direka untuk tahu bila perlu berdiam diri. Federighi berkata Siri tidak akan bersikap memuji-muji seperti beberapa chatbot dari OpenAI, Google dan lain-lain, menurut ujian awal.
The Verge AI
10 Jun 2026
Ketua AI Microsoft, Mustafa Suleyman, menyifatkan tindakan Anthropic yang mengandaikan kesedaran pada model Claude dalam 'perlembagaan'nya sebagai "amat berbahaya". Dalam temu bual bersama Decoder, beliau berkata spekulasi itu mungkin mendorong chatbot berkelakuan seolah‑olah ia sedar.