End-of-life chatbot helps patients make tough decisions

An end-of-life chatbot that helps terminally ill patients struggling with tough decisions is being tested by researchers. The tablet-based bot can help guide people near the end of their lives through a number of difficult issues, including funeral plans, wills and spiritual questions. The experts behind the technology say it was created to help people have important conversations before it's too late. An end-of-life chatbot that helps terminally ill patients struggling with tough decisions is being tested by researchers. The chatbot was designed by a team of doctors, hospital chaplains and scientists for people within a year of the end of their life.