chatbots

Chatbots are computer programs or smart algorithms conducting conversation via auditory or textual methods. We report their application for mental health monitoring and psychotherapy, in cancer care, medication management or for dispensing medical advice.

Chatbots could train our mental condition

Technology will play an increasingly social and even emotional role in our lives. Virtual conversations lead to more self-compassion.

Can chatbots help fill the empathy gap?

Stressed out? Need to talk? Turning to a chatbot for emotional support might help, research from Michigan State University shows.

Chatbot explains apps and how they access data

Hey GUI helps you find information on apps and their user interfaces with a simple conversation rather than complex tools or code.

Dementia: Chatbots for patients and caregivers need more work

Chatbots hold promise for dementia patient or caregiver support, but are still in their infancy, new research finds. None of the interactive digital apps tested performed well on all testing criteria.

Can an app change your personality?

Research has shown that daily use of a smartphone app can lead to desired personality changes within three months.

Chatbot may detect early dementia in time for intervention

If Alzheimer's dementia is identified early, the decline in neural functioning can be stabilized or even curtailed in some cases.

Opening the ‘black box’ of AI

AI is growing ever more powerful and entering people’s daily lives, yet often we don’t know what goes on inside these systems.

Motivation for using chatbots for mental health

Researchers assessed what would motivate people to use chatbots for mental health services in the wake of a mass shooting.

Chatbots help decrease opioid use after surgery

A study showed that patients receiving messages from a chatbot used fewer opioids after fracture surgery, and their overall pain level fell, too.

COVID-19: can chatbot ease medical providers' burden?

Research found that chatbots working for reputable organizations can ease the burden on medical providers and offer trusted guidance to those with symptoms.

Chatbot ‘Gene' to help with hereditary cancer

Myriad Genetics, Inc. announced a new collaboration with OptraHEALTH to implement a cognitive chatbot named Gene to provide genetic and financial assistance information to prospective patients.

Covid-19: chatbots could be used to deliver psychotherapy

Researchers show chatbots could play a key role in helping people with issues around their health and wellbeing.

An AI companion for lonely seniors

Scientists are creating chatbots thet can express and respond to emotion during a conversation—including AI companions that could help relieve loneliness for seniors.

Robot therapists need rules

Numerous initiatives using robots for improving mental health already exist. However, the use of embodied AI in psychiatry poses ethical questions.