ChatWise: AI-Powered Engaging Conversations for Enhancing Senior Cognitive Wellbeing

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2503.05740v1
• Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:32:09 GMT
• Title: ChatWise: AI-Powered Engaging Conversations for Enhancing Senior Cognitive Wellbeing
• Authors: Zhengbang Yang, Zhuangdi Zhu,
• Abstract summary: AI-based methods have shown promise in providing conversational support, yet existing work is limited to implicit strategy and lacking multi-turn support tailored to seniors.<n>We improve prior art with an LLM-driven chatbots named ChatWise for older adults.<n>ChatWise thrives in long-turn conversations, in contrast to conventional LLMs that primarily excel in short-turn exchanges.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Cognitive health in older adults presents a growing challenge. While conversational interventions show feasibility in improving cognitive wellness, human caregiver resources remain overburdened. AI-based methods have shown promise in providing conversational support, yet existing work is limited to implicit strategy while lacking multi-turn support tailored to seniors. We improve prior art with an LLM-driven chatbot named ChatWise for older adults. It follows dual-level conversation reasoning at the inference phase to provide engaging companionship. ChatWise thrives in long-turn conversations, in contrast to conventional LLMs that primarily excel in short-turn exchanges. Grounded experiments show that ChatWise significantly enhances simulated users' cognitive and emotional status, including those with Mild Cognitive Impairment.

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