Chatbots are programs that let you talk with artificial intelligence, just like chatting with a person. When you ask them questions or give them tasks, they use data from millions of sources to predict the best response. You can even ask them to sound funny, serious, or professional. Popular examples like ChatGPT or Copilot can help you plan trips, write speeches, or organize your day. However, users must be careful. Sometimes chatbots create false or strange answers. This is called an “AI hallucination.” These errors can make information sound correct when it isn’t. For example, chatbots have advised people to add glue to pizza or eat rocks! That’s why it’s important to check facts with trusted sources. Also, every time you talk to a chatbot, you share data that helps it learn. So never share private or sensitive information. Always follow your employer’s or school’s privacy rules. Chatbots are powerful tools, but users must stay responsible and critical thinkers.
Vocabulary:
• Chatbot (noun): a computer program that talks with users using text or voice.
• Generative (adj): able to create new content or ideas.
• Prompt (noun): a question or instruction you give to an AI.
• Tone (noun): the style or emotion in a voice or text.
• AI hallucination (noun): when an AI gives false or invented information.
• Dubious (adj): not reliable or uncertain.
• Crosscheck (verb): to verify something with another source.
• Sensitive (adj): private or personal.• Guidelines (noun): official rules or instructions.
• Query (noun): a question or request for information, especially when you ask a computer or AI system.