• Group or SIM Name:ELIZA Dolittle
• Is this a Group or a SIM?: Neither, it is an Object.
• Purpose:To simulate a therapist with simple artificial intelligence.
• Location (SLURL) (if sim) or Contact Information (if group): Orignally brought into Second Life by Dedric Mauriac.
• Services Provided (information, support, meetings, resources, other): Experimental, artificial means of support.
• Target Audience:Technical (those interested in artificial intelligence, automated support.)
• Open to All or Closed (except to Members): Object has been released in Second Life as open source with full permission.
• Social Opportunities Available (y/n): Maybe.

• Special or Unique Features:Automated.
• Additional Comments: see below:

Dedric Mauriac created a chat bot in Second Life that is based on Joseph Weizenbaum's simulation of a Rogerian therapist. As such, it takes any chat and poses it as question.

Dedric has released the Second Life object as open source, full permission. More on Dedric's ELIZA Dolittle can be found on his blog.

More on ELIZA at wikipedia.