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Joseph Weizenbaum (1923–2008) was a German-American computer scientist.
Back in 1966 computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum observed the so-called “Eliza Effect”, the tendency to project emotional understanding onto machines that merely mirror our words.
Eva and Franco Mattes, Eva and Franco Mattes on Mega Eliza
That was Eliza, which was the first chatbot. And that was created by Joseph Weizenbaum. You could basically chat with the computer.
Georg Bak, Georg Bak on the Analog Era: 1950s Art