“… we treat our devices differently when we think of them as animate, human-like objects.”
– David Pierce
There is a lingering attraction to Eliza, the first generally-available chatbot dating back to the 60’s. The Verge’s David Pierce traces the appeal from then to now and how the “promise” of human-like chatting with a machine seems soon to be realized.
From Eliza to ChatGPT: why people spent 60 years building chatbots | THE VERGE | February 28, 2024 | by David Pierce