Towards Designing a ChatGPT Conversational Companion for Elderly People

Understand

Loneliness and social isolation are serious and widespread problems among older people, affecting their physical and mental health, quality of life, and longevity.

• In this paper, we propose a ChatGPT-based conversational companion system for elderly people.
• The system is designed to provide companionship and help reduce feelings of loneliness and social isolation.
• The system was evaluated with a preliminary study.