ZolaOnAOL was a chatterbot

Chatterbot

A chatter robot, chatterbot, chatbot, or chat bot is a computer program designed to simulate an intelligent conversation with one or more human users via auditory or textual methods, primarily for engaging in small talk. The primary aim of such simulation has been to fool the user into thinking...

 in AOL Instant Messenger

AOL Instant Messenger

AOL Instant Messenger is an instant messaging and presence computer program which uses the proprietary OSCAR instant messaging protocol and the TOC protocol to allow registered users to communicate in real time. It was released by AOL in May 1997...

, a program made by AOL replacing a preceding bot of the same nature named "ZoeOnAOL

ZoeOnAOL

ZoeOnAOL was a chatterbot much like ZolaOnAOL available on AIM. They had the same personality just a different name. She was released in December 2002 and retired in July 2003.-Retirement:...

", to send instant messages. She acted like a human, except she didn't know how to do certain things or respond to certain questions.

As of late 2006, ZolaOnAOL "retired" and directed anyone who IMed "her" to IM SmarterChild

SmarterChild

SmarterChild was a chatterbot available on AOL Instant Messenger and Windows Live Messenger networks.-History:SmarterChild was an interactive agent or bot developed by ActiveBuddy. It was distributed across instant messaging and SMS networks...

, another chatterbot on AIM, instead. Regardless of your IM her response was: "Hi again. I've retired, but if you IM my friend SmarterChild, you'll get all the info I could provide, plus more. Take care!" On March 3, 2007, Zola went offline and could no longer be messaged, however, her icon is still up.

According to ZolaOnAOL, her location was Mountain View

Mountain View, California

-Downtown:Mountain View has a pedestrian-friendly downtown centered on Castro Street. The downtown area consists of the seven blocks of Castro Street from the Downtown Mountain View Station transit center in the north to the intersection with El Camino Real in the south...

, California

California

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, USA

United States

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When asked crude or violent questions, the bot usually responded in a negative manner.

She found it offensive when users asked for her weight.