AI chatbots can offer helpful quitting advice to smokers more often than not. But as per research, they still serve misinformation and often omit crucial tips.

She has developed an AI coach that uses psychologically informed reinforcement learning (RL), a form of machine learning in which a model learns through rewards, similar to how humans learn behaviors.

AI coaches utilizing psychologically informed reinforcement learning can effectively aid smokers in quitting by personalizing support based on individual circumstances and future goals.

This can be done in the context of preparing to quit smoking, where the AI coach offers support. To get access contact Marc de Kool, Digital Society press officer, a.j.m.dekool@tudelft.nl / 06 ...