The data, published in JAMA Network Open, indicates that public health messaging could be another key use case for AI chatbots.
These findings come as the nation continues to grapple with public health and vaccine hesitancy.
Using a chatbot built on OpenAI's GPT-4o, the researchers tested whether AI could help educate parents about the HPV vaccine as well as government public health materials.
Overall, the chatbot showed some promise, but there's still more to learn, the researchers said.
Spending a few minutes with the AI chatbot improved a participant's intention to get vaccinated, the researchers found.
In fact, it was about equally as effective as the standard public health materials.
Still, the research team said AI chatbots provide a realistic alternative for information.
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