First Chatbot Therapist: History of AI Therapy

The rise of artificial intelligence

Chapter 1

The birth of the thinking machine

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Chapter 2

Inside the digital brain

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Chapter 3

The creative side of code

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Chapter 4

Real world impact and ethical frontiers

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Master of The rise of artificial intelligence

Ch 1 · The birth of the thinking machine

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The first chatbot therapist

epic Created in 1966, ELIZA was the world's first conversational computer program, designed to mimic a psychotherapist.

Fun Fact

Early chess AI: In 1997, IBM's Deep Blue computer defeated world champion Garry Kasparov in a six-game match, marking a historic milestone for machine intelligence.

The summer that named AI

epic A 1956 workshop at Dartmouth College officially coined the term "artificial intelligence" and launched the field.

Glossary

artificial intelligence (noun)
The theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence. In 1956, John McCarthy coined this term during a landmark summer research project at Dartmouth College.

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Who proposed the "Imitation Game" in 1950 to test machine intelligence?

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Would you share secrets with an AI therapist?

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In what year was the term "artificial intelligence" coined at the Dartmouth workshop?

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Which board game did IBM's Deep Blue master in 1997 by defeating Garry Kasparov?

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The Lighthill Report of 1973 led to major funding cuts in which country, starting the first AI winter?

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What psychological phenomenon describes people attributing human feelings to simple computer programs?

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Who organized the historic 1956 Dartmouth workshop where AI became a formal field?

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What was the name of the first chatbot, created in 1966 to mimic a therapist?

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What does the term "AI winter" refer to in the history of technology?