Jabberwacky

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Jabberwacky was a chatbot launched in 1997 by Rollo Carpenter, designed for entertainment rather than computer learning or support. It could be operated by voice and learned through sound and other sensory inputs. Jabberwacky was later renamed Cleverbot, which is still in operation and can learn from human responses. The term "jabberwocky" itself refers to meaningless speech or writing, originating from Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem Jabberwocky. Chatbots, in general, are computer programs designed for interactive or automated conversations with humans, with early concepts dating back to Alan Turing's Turing test and the first recognized chatbot, Eliza, developed in 1966.123

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The chatbot Jabberwacky was released by computer scientist Rollo Carpenter in 1997 after he had spent more than a decade on its development. When it first launched, Jabberwacky used a similar rule-based approach to response generation as older chatbots like Eliza. Jabberwacky has been the subject of…
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The chatbot Jabberwacky was released by computer scientist Rollo Carpenter in 1997 after he had spent more than a decade on its development. When it first launched, Jabberwacky used a similar rule-based approach to response generation as older chatbots like Eliza. Jabberwacky has been the subject of…
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