MIT Researchers Uncover Original ELIZA Source Code Revealing Multi-Persona Capabilities

By Sarah Ciston · IEEE Spectrum · 2026-07-15

According to IEEE Spectrum, a team of researchers examining unearthed source code from the MIT archives has discovered that the world’s first chatbot was more sophisticated than previously believed. While history remembers ELIZA as a rudimentary therapist simulation, the original

According to IEEE Spectrum, a team of researchers examining unearthed source code from the MIT archives has discovered that the world’s first chatbot was more sophisticated than previously believed. While history remembers ELIZA as a rudimentary therapist simulation, the original