Generative AI For The Rest Of US

1965 - 1972: ELIZA and PARRY, the First Chatbots

In 1965, Joseph Weizenbaum, a computer scientist at MIT, developed ELIZA, an early natural language processing computer program. ELIZA simulates a Rogerian psychotherapist by reformulating most of the 'patient's' statements into questions, and then asking them.

ℹ️ The term "Rogerian psychotherapist" refers to a form of psychotherapy developed by Carl Rogers, which emphasizes the importance of empathy and unconditional positive regard.