Dr. Sbaitso /ˈsbeɪtsoʊ/ SBAY-tsoh /səˈb-/ /ˈzb-/ is an artificial intelligence speech synthesis program released late in 1991[1] by Creative Labs in Singapore for MS-DOS-based personal computers.
Dr. Sbaitso was distributed with various sound cards manufactured by Creative Technology in the early 1990s.
The text-to-speech engine used is a version of Monologue, which was developed by First Byte Software.
[3] The program "conversed" with the user as if it were a psychologist, though most of its responses were along the lines of "WHY DO YOU FEEL THAT WAY?"
Repeated swearing or abusive behavior on the part of the user caused Dr. Sbaitso to "break down" in a "PARITY ERROR" before resetting itself.