# Chatbots' Greetings to Human-Computer Communication

**Authors:** Maria João Pereira, Luísa Coheur, Pedro Fialho, Ricardo Ribeiro  
**arXiv:** [1609.06479](https://arxiv.org/abs/1609.06479)  
**Date:** 2016-09-21  
**Summary page:** https://www.summarizepaper.com/en/paper/1609.06479v1/

## Key points

- Chatbots focus on mimicking conversation in human-computer communication
- The chatbot community has explored numerous interesting ideas and provided free resources
- Knowledge and materials from chatbot advancements are valuable for advancing human-computer communication research
- The paper provides a historical overview of chatbot developments and reviews significant contributions
- Potential ways to integrate past findings with current work in the field are suggested
- Leveraging past advancements in chatbot technology is important for further advancements in human-computer communication.

## Summary

In their paper titled "Chatbots' Greetings to Human-Computer Communication," authors Maria João Pereira, Luísa Coheur, Pedro Fialho, and Ricardo Ribeiro discuss the development and contributions of chatbots in the field of human-computer communication. While dialogue systems and chatbots both aim to facilitate communication between humans and computers, chatbots specifically focus on mimicking conversation rather than sophisticated natural language understanding techniques. The authors highlight that since the creation of Eliza, the first chatbot in 1966, the chatbot community has explored numerous interesting ideas as well as provided free resources such as tools and large-scale corpora. They emphasize that this knowledge and materials should not be overlooked as they can be valuable in advancing human-computer communication research. The paper provides a comprehensive historical overview of chatbot developments along with reviews of significant contributions from the community. It also suggests potential ways to integrate these findings with current work in the field. Overall, this paper sheds light on the importance of leveraging past advancements in chatbot technology for further advancements in human-computer communication.