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  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,660 Views
23 Pages

Development and Validation of the Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health Scale: Application for AI Mental Health Chatbots

  • Aglaia Katsiroumpa,
  • Olympia Konstantakopoulou,
  • Ioannis Moisoglou,
  • Parisis Gallos and ,
  • Olga Galani,
  • Paschalina Lialiou,
  • Maria Tsiachri and
  • Petros Galanis
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

12 December 2025

Background/Objectives: Artificial intelligence (AI)-based chatbots present a viable approach to overcoming several challenges associated with conventional psychotherapy, such as high financial costs, limited access to mental health professionals, and...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Artificial Intelligence Chatbots and Mental Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,035 Views
21 Pages

A Testing Framework for AI Linguistic Systems (testFAILS)

  • Yulia Kumar,
  • Patricia Morreale,
  • Peter Sorial,
  • Justin Delgado and ,
  • J. Jenny Li and
  • Patrick Martins
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

This paper presents an innovative testing framework, testFAILS, designed for the rigorous evaluation of AI Linguistic Systems (AILS), with particular emphasis on the various iterations of ChatGPT. Leveraging orthogonal array coverage, this framework...

(This article belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,496 Views
26 Pages

AI Testing for Intelligent Chatbots—A Case Study

  • Jerry Gao,
  • Radhika Agarwal and
  • Prerna Garsole

The decision tree test method works as a flowchart structure for conversational flow. It has predetermined questions and answers that guide the user through specific tasks. Inspired by principles of the decision tree test method in software engineeri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
20,681 Views
19 Pages

In the online shopping context, brands aim to achieve a high level of profit by providing better customer satisfaction by using various artificial intelligence tools. They try creating a satisfactory customer experience by creating a system that prov...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,101 Views
20 Pages

12 July 2023

Chatbots have gained widespread popularity for their task automation capabilities and consistent availability in various domains, including education. However, their ability to adapt to the continuously evolving and dynamic nature of knowledge is lim...

(This article belongs to the Collection The Application and Development of E-learning)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
786 Views
13 Pages

A Comparison of a Customized Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)-Specific Generative AI Chatbot and General-Purpose AI Chatbots for PAD Patient Education

  • Aboubacar Cherif,
  • Megan E. Alagna,
  • Margaret A. Reilly,
  • Lara Lopes and ,
  • Madison Crutcher,
  • Jennifer Schroeder,
  • Kathryn A. Carey,
  • Anand Brahmandam,
  • David Liebovitz and
  • Karen J. Ho
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

27 April 2026

Background/Objective: Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) are known to have poor awareness and understanding of the diagnosis. The role of generative AI chatbots in improving PAD patient education is unknown. Our goal is to compare a genera...

(This article belongs to the Section Vascular Medicine)
  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
12,260 Views
28 Pages

17 April 2024

The recent past has witnessed a growing interest in technologies for creating chatbots. Advances in Large Language Models for natural language processing are underpinning rapid progress in chatbot development, and experts predict revolutionary change...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Economics and Business Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,816 Views
29 Pages

1 July 2024

The current adoption of human resource (HR) chatbots has created problems within organizations, such as stilted conversational flow and a limited range of queries and responses. This paper presents an analysis of the factors affecting these issues by...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Innovation Management and Organizational Performance for Sustainable Future)
  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
6,134 Views
32 Pages

24 November 2022

The Internet of Educational Things (IoET) equips chatbots with real-time environmental information monitoring to prevent student and instructor absences and safeguard their health. Individual behavioral intention toward a chatbot service is essential...

  • Article
  • Open Access
117 Citations
13,023 Views
15 Pages

23 June 2022

Artificial intelligence (AI) is an important link between online consumers and the tourism industry. AI-chatbots are the latest technological advancement that have shaped the tourism industry. AI-chatbots are a relatively new technology in the hospit...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Application of Mathematical Methods in Industrial Engineering and Management)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,930 Views
32 Pages

15 October 2025

Integrating emotional intelligence into AI systems is essential for developing empathetic chatbots, yet deploying fully empathetic models is often constrained by business, ethical, and computational factors. We propose an innovative solution: a dedic...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Natural Language Processing Based on Neural Networks and Large Language Models)
  • Article
  • Open Access
272 Citations
20,782 Views
22 Pages

AI-Based Chatbots Adoption Model for Higher-Education Institutions: A Hybrid PLS-SEM-Neural Network Modelling Approach

  • Noor Irliana Mohd Rahim,
  • Noorminshah A. Iahad,
  • Ahmad Fadhil Yusof and
  • Mohammed A. Al-Sharafi

6 October 2022

Chatbot implementation for assisting customers as a virtual agent can be seen as a tool in helping an organisation to serve better customer service. Malaysia is among the countries forging ahead with the Fourth Industrial Revolution. One of the core...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Education in Higher Education: Reflective and Cooperative Learning)
  • Article
  • Open Access
256 Views
23 Pages

6 October 2026

This study examines how GPT-based customer-service chatbot language is evaluated when chatbot style is systematically constructed through Biber’s Multidimensional Analysis (MDA). Ten chatbot conditions were developed, representing opposing pole...

  • Article
  • Open Access
68 Citations
12,751 Views
21 Pages

A Model to Develop Chatbots for Assisting the Teaching and Learning Process

  • Sonia Mendoza,
  • Luis Martín Sánchez-Adame,
  • José Fidel Urquiza-Yllescas,
  • Beatriz A. González-Beltrán and
  • Dominique Decouchant

25 July 2022

Recently, in the commercial and entertainment sectors, we have seen increasing interest in incorporating chatbots into websites and apps, in order to assist customers and clients. In the academic area, chatbots are useful to provide some guidance and...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Smart Educational Systems: Hardware and Software Aspects)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,810 Views
23 Pages

Advancing Medical Assistance: Developing an Effective Hungarian-Language Medical Chatbot with Artificial Intelligence

  • Barbara Simon,
  • Ádám Hartveg,
  • Lehel Dénes-Fazakas,
  • György Eigner and
  • László Szilágyi

In recent times, the prevalence of chatbot technology has notably increased, particularly in the realm of medical assistants. However, there is a noticeable absence of medical chatbots that cater to the Hungarian language. Consequently, Hungarian-spe...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Application of Machine Learning and Deep Learning in Pattern Recognition and Biometrics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
223 Views
17 Pages

Background: AI chatbots are increasingly used to access health and nutrition information, but the quality and alignment of their responses with evidence-based dietary guidance remain uncertain. This study evaluated whether healthy eating recommendati...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Commercial Determinants of Health: Understanding and Addressing Commercial Sector Harms to Public Health and the Environment)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
6,013 Views
22 Pages

26 June 2024

There is a pressing need for healthcare conversational agents with domain-specific expertise to ensure the provision of accurate and reliable information tailored to specific medical contexts. Moreover, there is a notable gap in research ensuring the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of Information Extraction, Knowledge Graphs, and Large Language Models)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,521 Views
17 Pages

24 June 2025

Chatbots, an automatic dialogue system empowered by deep learning-oriented AI technology, have gained increasing attention in healthcare e-services for their ability to provide medical information around the clock. A formidable challenge is that chat...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digital Innovations in Healthcare)
  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
11,558 Views
19 Pages

30 January 2019

This research developed a keyword-based chatbot system, Ask Diana, for water-related disaster management. Disaster management has been considered difficult and tedious due to the complex characteristics of disaster-related data. To deal with this pro...

(This article belongs to the Section Hydrology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
12,169 Views
23 Pages

C3-Sex: A Conversational Agent to Detect Online Sex Offenders

  • John Ibañez Rodríguez,
  • Santiago Rocha Durán,
  • Daniel Díaz-López,
  • Javier Pastor-Galindo and
  • Félix Gómez Mármol

27 October 2020

Prevention of cybercrime is one of the missions of Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) aiming to protect and guarantee sovereignty in the cyberspace. In this regard, online sex crimes are among the principal ones to prevent, especially those where a child...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Cybersecurity Services Design)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,857 Views
20 Pages

This study focuses on the impact of technological changes, particularly the development of generative artificial intelligence, on government–citizen interactions in the context of government services. From a psychological perspective with an em...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
6,690 Views
25 Pages

Background/Objectives: With advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs), counseling chatbots are becoming essential tools for delivering scalable and accessible mental health support. Traditional evaluation scales, however, fail to adequately captur...

(This article belongs to the Section Human-Computer Interaction)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,544 Views
11 Pages

Background/Objectives: Large-language modules facilitate accessing health information instantaneously. However, they do not provide the same level of accuracy or detail. In pediatric orthopedics, where parents have urgent concerns regarding knee defo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Opportunities and Challenges)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,287 Views
18 Pages

Proficiency in history-taking is foundational to safe clinical practice, yet traditional teaching methods offer infrequent opportunities for deliberate practice. This study evaluated whether an AI-powered virtual patient chatbot with a custom knowled...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,123 Views
14 Pages

Artificial Intelligence Chatbots and Temporomandibular Disorders: A Comparative Content Analysis over One Year

  • Serena Incerti Parenti,
  • Alessandro Maglioni,
  • Elia Evangelisti,
  • Antonio Luigi Tiberio Gracco and ,
  • Giovanni Badiali,
  • Giulio Alessandri-Bonetti and
  • Maria Lavinia Bartolucci
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

24 November 2025

As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots for medical queries expands, their reliability may vary as models evolve. We longitudinally assessed the quality, reliability, and readability of information on temporomandibular disorders (TMD) gen...

(This article belongs to the Section Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,160 Views
25 Pages

31 October 2025

One of the key limitations of AI chatbots is the lack of human-like nonverbal communication. Although there are many research studies on video or audio emotion recognition for detecting human emotions, there is no research that combines video, audio,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Real-Time Audio, Video and Image Processing: Latest Advances and Prospects)
  • Article
  • Open Access
739 Views
16 Pages

Background: The expanding interest in chatbots within the medical domain underscores the imperative for a comprehensive understanding of their capabilities and limitations, particularly in the context of anatomical education. Chatbots possess the pot...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Generative AI Technologies: Shaping the Future of Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,874 Views
23 Pages

13 August 2025

In the realm of educational assessment, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) offers a promising pathway for the development of robust evaluations. This study explores the application of AI chatbots in crafting and validating examinations t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Intelligent Systems and Tools for Education)
  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,814 Views
14 Pages

The growing prevalence of AI chatbots in everyday life has prompted educators to explore their potential applications in promoting student success, including support for classroom engagement and communication. This exploratory study emerged from seme...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Addressing Mental Health and Well-Being in Higher Education: Collaborative Insights from Education, Psychology, and the Learning Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
7,716 Views
42 Pages

5 September 2025

A learning management system (LMS) plays a crucial role in supporting students’ educational activities by centralized platforms for course delivery, communication, and student support. Recently, many universities have integrated chatbots into t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of Digital Technology and AI in Educational Settings)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,424 Views
17 Pages

Design and Implementation of an Interactive System for Service Robot Control and Monitoring

  • Jonas Machado Santana,
  • Bruno Duarte Silveira,
  • Crescencio Lima,
  • Jose Diaz-Amado and ,
  • Cléia Santos Libarino,
  • Joao E. Soares Marques,
  • Dennis Barrios-Aranibar and
  • Raquel E. Patiño-Escarcina
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

7 February 2025

This project aims to develop an interactive control system for an autonomous service robot using an ROS (robot operating system). The system integrates an intuitive web interface and an interactive chatbot supported by Google Gemini to enhance the co...

(This article belongs to the Section Sensors and Robotics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,523 Views
24 Pages

Background: Healthcare chatbots have emerged as a promising application of artificial intelligence in healthcare, offering potential benefits in accessibility, efficiency, and patient engagement. However, despite their growing adoption, limited resea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
8,806 Views
29 Pages

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is rampant around the world, and teachers and students are unable to attend physical classes in the midst of a serious outbreak. This study aims to design a user-friendly, educational chatbot application inte...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mobile Learning and Technology Enhanced Learning during COVID-19)
  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
8,203 Views
20 Pages

The Role of ChatGPT and AI Chatbots in Optimizing Antibiotic Therapy: A Comprehensive Narrative Review

  • Ninel Iacobus Antonie,
  • Gina Gheorghe,
  • Vlad Alexandru Ionescu,
  • Loredana-Crista Tiucă and
  • Camelia Cristina Diaconu

Background/Objectives: Antimicrobial resistance represents a growing global health crisis, demanding innovative approaches to improve antibiotic stewardship. Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots based on large language models have shown potential as...

  • Article
  • Open Access
267 Views
22 Pages

23 October 2026

In an era where individuals experience increasing stress and burnout from workplace and societal pressures, the growing adoption of digital interventions (e.g., AI chatbots) has been accompanied by increasing interest in psychological and emotional w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,115 Views
15 Pages

19 September 2025

The healthiness of food can become a weakness of food delivery app services. Hence, this research aims to examine the relationships among health risk, fatigue, loyalty, nutrition disclosure, and chatbot information in the context of food delivery app...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Consumer Behavior and Food Choice—4th Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,104 Views
11 Pages

Background and Objective: Large language model (LLM)–based chatbots are increasingly utilized by postpartum individuals seeking guidance on breastfeeding. However, the chatbots’ content quality, readability, and alignment with clinical gu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,825 Views
20 Pages

Design and Evaluation of a Retrieval-Augmented Generation LLM Chatbot with Structured Database Access

  • Juan Burbano,
  • Pablo Landeta-López,
  • Cathy Guevara-Vega and
  • Antonio Quiña-Mera

25 March 2026

Context. The grocery sector is undergoing a massive shift in consumer behavior, with global chatbot usage projected to reach 8.4 billion units by 2024—surpassing the total human population—and online grocery revenue per shopper expected t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advancements in Large Language Models Applied in Multidisciplinary Research Contexts)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
848 Views
9 Pages

Artificial Intelligence Chatbots as Information Sources on Testicular Cancer: Quality, Readability and Actionability

  • Harrison Lucas,
  • Brendan Dittmer,
  • Peter Stapleton,
  • Ben Tran and ,
  • Niall M. Corcoran and
  • Niranjan Sathianathen
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Background/Objectives: Testicular cancer is one of the most common malignancies affecting young adult males. With the rise in artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, many patients seek health information online. Yet chatbot responses specific to test...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,890 Views
29 Pages

Digital mental health resources have expanded rapidly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, offering new opportunities to improve access to mental healthcare through technologies such as AI chatbots, mobile apps, and online platforms. Despite this gr...

(This article belongs to the Section Behavioral Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
720 Views
11 Pages

Comparative Evaluation of Large Language Model Chatbots in Endodontic Diagnosis Using Clinical Case Vignettes

  • Eun Hyun Park,
  • Adam Lloyd,
  • Seon Young Min,
  • Dongseok Choi and
  • Karan Replogle

30 April 2026

Introduction: Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly applied in healthcare, yet their diagnostic accuracy in endodontics remains underexplored. This study evaluated the performance of four chatbots—OpenAI GPT-4o, Microsoft Copilot, Googl...

(This article belongs to the Section Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,683 Views
17 Pages

The study examines how secondary school students interacted with an AI-powered educational chatbot, MyBotBuddy, while working on a programming task, and how observed dialogue structures were associated with differences in pre- to post-test performanc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,095 Views
21 Pages

22 January 2026

As chatbot technology becomes increasingly prevalent across a wide range of industries, it is crucial to explore the factors that shape user satisfaction with this AI-driven innovation. This research provides insights into how age and gender impact u...

(This article belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Systems Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,400 Views
18 Pages

17 November 2025

This study presents the development of an AI-powered chatbot designed to facilitate accurate and efficient retrieval of information from the FDA drug labeling documents. Leveraging OpenAI’s GPT-3.5-turbo model within a controlled, document-grou...

  • Article
  • Open Access
562 Views
17 Pages

A Curriculum-Embedded Two-Session AI Chatbot-Based History-Taking Practicum in Korean Medicine Diagnostics

  • In-Young Choi,
  • Jundong Kim,
  • Ji-Hwan Kim,
  • Hye-Yoon Lee and ,
  • Won-Hwan Park,
  • Chang-Eop Kim and
  • Dong-Woo Lim
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

19 July 2026

Background: History-taking is a core clinical competency in Korean medicine diagnostics, but conventional training methods such as peer role-play and standardized patient-based education have limitations in providing repeated, individualized, and sca...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Insights in Artificial Intelligence and E-Learning)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,836 Views
8 Pages

3 November 2025

Background/Objectives: Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based chatbots such as ChatGPT are easily available and are quickly becoming a source of information for patients as opposed to traditional Google searches. We assessed the quality of information on...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Urological Cancers)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,893 Views
24 Pages

28 January 2026

This paper addresses the opportunities and risks of integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) into structural engineering. Exclusive reliance on LLMs is inadequate in this field, because their probabilistic nature can lead to hallucinations and inaccu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applying Artificial Intelligence in Construction Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,276 Views
23 Pages

Technology and Emotions: AI-Driven Software Prototyping for the Analysis of Emotional States and Early Detection of Risky Behaviors in University Students

  • Alba Catherine Alves-Noreña,
  • María-José Rodríguez-Conde,
  • Juan Pablo Hernández-Ramos and
  • José William Castro-Salgado

11 March 2025

Technology-assisted emotion analysis opens new possibilities for the early identification of risk behaviors that may impact the well-being of university students, contributing to the creation of healthier, safer, and more proactive educational enviro...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue How Artificial Intelligence Can Enhance Education: Current Practices and Challenges)
  • Review
  • Open Access
55 Citations
7,300 Views
22 Pages

Enhancing Kidney Transplant Care through the Integration of Chatbot

  • Oscar A. Garcia Valencia,
  • Charat Thongprayoon,
  • Caroline C. Jadlowiec,
  • Shennen A. Mao and ,
  • Jing Miao and
  • Wisit Cheungpasitporn
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

12 September 2023

Kidney transplantation is a critical treatment option for end-stage kidney disease patients, offering improved quality of life and increased survival rates. However, the complexities of kidney transplant care necessitate continuous advancements in de...

  • Article
  • Open Access
47 Citations
11,454 Views
18 Pages

Personalized Gamification for Learning: A Reactive Chatbot Architecture Proposal

  • Carina S. González-González,
  • Vanesa Muñoz-Cruz,
  • Pedro Antonio Toledo-Delgado and
  • Eduardo Nacimiento-García

3 January 2023

A key factor for successfully implementing gamified learning platforms is making students interact with the system from multiple digital platforms. Learning platforms that try to accomplish all their objectives by concentrating all the interactions f...

(This article belongs to the Section Sensors and Robotics)

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