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Hickory, NC gives its city chatbot Chip a beaver backstory

A city chatbot named Chip has a beaver backstory. Hickory, North Carolina gave its resident chatbot a character from the Henry Fork River.

By Nora Quinn · 10 Oct 2026 · 1 min

A city chatbot named Chip has a beaver backstory. Hickory, North Carolina gave its resident chatbot a character from the Henry Fork River.

Sources: City of Hickory (9 Oct) · Note: This is sourced to the city’s own announcement. The description of the assistant as “cutting-edge” and the claim of support in “70 languages” are the city’s wording. CTN has not tested the chatbot, and no usage figures were published.