1995
Richard Wallace develops the chatbot A.L.I.C.E.26 (Artificial Linguistic Internet Computer Entity), building on the foundation laid by Joseph Weizenbaum's ELIZA program. Unlike ELIZA, which relied on scripted responses to simulate conversation, A.L.I.C.E. leveraged the newly emerging World Wide Web to collect and process vast amounts of natural language data, enabling it to engage in more complex and fluid conversations. A.L.I.C.E. uses a pattern-matching technique called AIML (Artificial Intelligence Markup Language) to parse and generate responses, making it more adaptable and scalable than its predecessors. Wallace's work sets the stage for further advancements in conversational AI, influencing modern virtual assistants and chatbots.
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