Complete the exercise alone or with a partner / in a small group.
One of the first chatbots was Eliza, which was designed to be a virtual psychologist. Go to https://web.njit.edu/~ronkowit/eliza.html, try to chat with Eliza for a while and then discuss your experience with the class. Was the Eliza bot useful, in your opinion? How was the bot programmed to act, in your opinion? What rules is the bot based on?
Text: Linda Mannila
Image: Siru Tirronen