World's First Chatbot, ELIZA, Resurrected from 60-Year-Old Code

Scientists resurrected ELIZA, the world's first chatbot, from 60-year-old code discovered in MIT archives. Developed in the 1960s by Joseph Weizenbaum, ELIZA's 'DOCTOR' script simulated a psychotherapist. The resurrected chatbot, written in the now-defunct MAD-SLIP language, surprisingly functions extremely well, highlighting the ingenuity of early AI and prompting reflection on preserving computing history.