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A team of researchers from the U.S. and the U.K. has uncovered and revived code for the 60-year-old chatbot ELIZA, originally developed by MIT professor Joseph Weizenbaum in the 1960s. The chatbot, which functioned as an electronic therapist, is considered the first of its kind. The team found printouts of the original code, cleaned it, and adapted it to run on modern systems, noting that it performed better than expected despite its age. ELIZA's rediscovery highlights its importance in computer history.

From the 60s to AI: Reviving ELIZA, the Original Chatbot