AI-Powered Future Self Visualization

AI-Powered Future Self Visualization

Using LLMs to Deliver Personalized Health Interventions

EFTeacher is an AI chatbot powered by GPT-4-Turbo that generates personalized Episodic Future Thinking (EFT) cues to help users combat impulsive decision-making and improve health behaviors.

  • Leverages Episodic Future Thinking - a proven technique where vividly imagining positive future scenarios reduces preference for immediate gratification
  • Creates tailored interventions for lifestyle-related health conditions
  • Demonstrates how AI can scale personalized behavioral interventions that traditionally require human therapists
  • Offers a promising approach for addressing maladaptive health behaviors through accessible technology

This research represents a significant advancement in digital health by making evidence-based psychological interventions more accessible and personalized for patients with lifestyle-related conditions.

Original Paper: "AI-Powered Episodic Future Thinking"

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