25 years ago, AOL launched an AI chatbot long before ChatGPT or Gemini

Before today's AI boom, a snarky little bot was already winning over instant messenger users. Its origin story is a trip ...
Biloxi Sun Herald

Remember AOL Instant Messenger? It’s officially shutting down

Online chat applications will continue, but one of its first forms will be dead on Dec. 15, 2017. AOL wrote Friday on its AOL Instant Messenger page that after 20 years of running, AIM will shut down.
Time

AOL’s Longest-Running Employee on the History of AOL Chat Rooms

Last month, Sean Parker of Napster fame launched Airtime. Amid the hoopla of the launch — attended, for some reason, by Jimmy Fallon and Snoop Dogg — Parker told an anecdote about meeting his business ...
Herald & Review

Former users get nostalgic as AOL announces end of Instant Messenger

AOL announced Friday that it is discontinuing its pioneering Instant Messenger chat platform after 20 years of service. The program will still function until Dec. 15 After that date, users won't be ...