Researchers have discovered long-lost computer code and used it to ‘revive’ the world’s first and 60-year-old early chatbot ELIZA.
Scientists have recently revived the world’s first chatbot called ELIZA using old lost computer code.
Examining dusty printouts from the MIT archives, scientists discovered a code that had been lost for 60 years.
ELIZA was developed in the 1960s by MIT professor Joseph Weizenbaum and named it Eliza.
Researchers say that as a language model with which users can interact, Eliza still has a prominent place in today’s AI technology.
Eliza was designed to answer questions like a psychotherapist For example, Eliza will say, “Please tell me your problem.” And if the user responds with “All men are the same,” Eliza will ask, “On what basis?”