Meet The Chatbot Radiohead Launched 15 Years Ago

Say hello to music’s first ever chatbot — created in 2001 — that would ask you nicely not to swear, spoke French, played a mean game of hangman, laughed about boxers and briefs, got confused about jalapenos and was quick to point out that “no one is perfect.”

“One of Radiohead’s many forward-thinking, career-defining promotional gestures.”- AV Club 2016

The Facebook ‘Bots for Messenger’ announcement and the newfound rise of chatbots, got us feeling a little nostalgic.

Fifteen years ago, at Capitol Records, we created music’s first ever chatbot with Radiohead. We thought it might be fun to go back in time and share with you the life of this quirky (yet lovable) digital character.