Researchers revive ELIZA, the first chatbot, using 60-year-old code from MIT archives

Researchers have successfully revived ELIZA, the first chatbot, using 60-year-old computer code found in MIT archives. This marks the first time ELIZA has operated since its original creation in the 1960s. The team cleaned and debugged the code, creating an emulator to run it on a computer similar to those used in the 1960s. They got ELIZA working on December 21, demonstrating its functionality. While ELIZA has limitations, such as crashing with numerical inputs, it remains significant in the history of artificial intelligence. Its ability to engage users in conversation is noted as a unique feature compared to modern chatbots.