Chatbot
A chatbot is a computer program that's designed to simulate human conversation through voice commands or text chats or both. Eg: Mitsuku Bot, Jabberwacky etc.
A chatbot is a computer program designed to simulate conversation with human. It is also known as chat robot, talk bot, chatterbot or chatterbox.
The first chatbot "ELIZA" was developed by MIT professor Joseph Weizenbaum in 1960s.
Script Chatbot vs Smart Chatbot
| Script-bot | Smart-bot |
|---|---|
| Script bots are easy to make. | Smart-bots are flexible and powerful. |
| Script bots work around a script which is programmed in them. | Smart bots work on bigger databases and other resources directly . |
| Mostly they are free and are easy to integrate to a messaging platform. | Smart bots learn with more data . |
| No or little language processing skills. | Coding is required. |
| Limited functionality | Wide functionality |