bots
Software mimicking humans
Bots are automated software programs that perform tasks without human intervention.
Internet bots crawl websites, answer customer queries, or post spam.
In gaming, bots are computer-controlled opponents: I practiced against bots before playing online.
Bot also refers to the larva of a botfly, a parasitic insect whose larvae develop inside animal hosts.
Machine resembling a person
- automatonSelf-moving mechanical device
- humanoidBeing with body like ours
- droidRobot, in shorthand
- mechanoidMachine-bodied artificial entity
mecha · animatronic · servo · actuator · sensor · bipedal · wheeled · Roomba
Something that inches along
Deliberate online antagonist
- sockpuppetFake identity for deception
- astroturfDisguised propaganda appearing organic
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
amplification · coordinated · inauthentic · manipulation · viral
Involving multiple autonomous actors
- distributedDivided and given out
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- collectiveJointly organized group
- emergentNewly come into existence
self-organizing · decentralized · collaborative · networked · fleet · formation · consensus
android
Machine resembling a person
mechanoid · mecha · animatronic · servo · actuator · sensor · bipedal · wheeled · Roomba · drone
crawler
Something that inches along
troll
Deliberate online antagonist
- sockpuppetFake identity for deception
- astroturfDisguised propaganda appearing organic
- propagandaBiased information for influence
disinformation · amplification · coordinated · inauthentic · manipulation · viral
multiagent
Involving multiple autonomous actors
- distributedDivided and given out
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- collectiveJointly organized group
emergent · self-organizing · decentralized · collaborative · networked · fleet · formation · consensus
conversational
Relating to informal dialogue
Siri · Alexa · Cortana · intelligent · generative · prompt · response · dialogue
NPC
Uncontrolled game character
wallhack · cheat · spawn · respawn · difficulty · pathfinding · aggro · macro · auto-play
- digital culturesocial media, memes, hashtags, viral content, influencers
- botschatbots, botnets, botnet, fake followers
- cyber threatsmalware, phishing, hacking, virus, ransomware
- cybercriminalshacker, hackers, scammer, scammers, phishers
- disinformationdisinformation, misinformation, misinformation campaigns, fake news, propaganda
- gaming problemsbugs, glitches, lag, crashes, cheaters
botshumans
Homo sapiens members
people · human beings · persons · real people · sentient beings
botsmanual labor
Work done bodily
craftspeople · handwork · personal service · artisans · skilled workers
- social media botAutomated fake profile online
- spam botsAutomated mass-messaging programs
- Twitter botSelf-posting social program
- Internet botAutomated online program
- customer service botAutomated support assistant
- shopping botAutomated online buying program