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Published on in Vol 5 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/74111, first published .
A Fine-Tuned Multimodal AI Chatbot for Dietary Health and Nutrition, Purrfessor: Development and Mixed Methods Evaluation

A Fine-Tuned Multimodal AI Chatbot for Dietary Health and Nutrition, Purrfessor: Development and Mixed Methods Evaluation

A Fine-Tuned Multimodal AI Chatbot for Dietary Health and Nutrition, Purrfessor: Development and Mixed Methods Evaluation

Linqi Lu   1 , PhD ;   Yifan Deng   2 , MS ;   Chuan Tian   2 , MS ;   Sijia Yang   2, 3 , PhD ;   Dhavan V Shah   3 , PhD

1 Department of Communication, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, United States

2 Department of Computer Science, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, United States

3 School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Linqi Lu, PhD
  • Department of Communication
  • University of North Dakota
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  • Grand Forks, ND 58202
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 7017772137
  • Email: linqi.lu@und.edu