3 Topic Commentaries

Factors Influencing Parental Endorsement of Ongoing Engagement with an mHealth Chatbot: The Impact of Cognitive Beliefs and Perceived Quality

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  Jennifer M. Katzenstein, PhD

  Director of Psychology, Neuropsychology, and Social Work; Co-Director, Center for Behavioral Health; Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

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  Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital; Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

  There isn’t a perfect way for a child to know what’s trustworthy, but parents can guide them.

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  Alexander G. Fiks, MD, MSCE

  Director, Clinical Futures; Professor of Pediatrics

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  Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

  Parents, pediatricians and policymakers are responsible for shaping how generative AI technologies are integrated into children’s lives.

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  Alexis Hiniker, PhD

  Associate Professor; Director, User Empowerment Lab

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  Information School, University of Washington

  We routinely see chatbots in some of the biggest commercially available products that are exploiting, rather than caring for, this [vulnerable population]. There are a lot of exciting tools we can provide to young people if we set up the regulation … and the participatory design structures to resist the temptation to design these dark patterns.

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