Author Meeting: Peggy Weil, coauthor of Inventing ELIZA: How the First Chatbot Shaped the Future of AI
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At 3 p.m. Thursday, October 22, coauthor Peggy Weil will explore how the original ELIZA chatbot shaped ideas about AI and society, drawing on her 2026 MIT Press book. Attendees will also be able to try the original chatbot.
Inside the event
Inventing ELIZA: How the First Chatbot Shaped the Future of AI (MIT Press, 2026) reveals how the original ELIZA chatbot transformed ideas about AI and society’s response to them. Coauthor Peggy Weil will be joining us at 3pm on Thursday, October 22. Please drop by to say hello! Also: Talk to ELIZA! Try out the original chatbot during the event.
Meet in Cambridge, MA
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