Artificial intelligence (AI) has been applied to health behavior change research for over a decade. Current research programs include machine learning for delivering just-in-time adaptive interventions, computational modeling of behavior change processes, and the use of social AI for communication and persuasion. With new advances in AI, we organize this international workshop at PERSUASIVE 2023 to bring together experts from all related disciplines to discuss and explore the potential of AI for behavior change research and the social, behavioral, and ethical implications of the approach.

We expect the workshop to achieve the following outcomes: (1) Increased awareness and publicity for the use of AI methods in health behavior change research at the regional and international level; (2) A collection of cutting-edge research ideas and programs that can benefit from discussion with experts in the fields; (3) A clearer view on the boundary of AI methods in behavior change (e.g., for what behaviors and target groups they work the best, ethical considerations, etc.); (4) New collaborations among the workshop participants, with the potential to write a review and perspective paper on the topic of AI for health behavior change.

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