Abstract
Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT) is a conversational service that uses artificial intelligence and is also known as a chatbot. ChatGPT and similar applications have the potential to be a tool that can be used in the field of psychiatry. Eating disorders affect a large number of individuals worldwide. Tools that encourage and support people with eating disorders to seek mental health services may be critical to helping them get the care they need. However, body image, defined as the totality of a person's thoughts and perceptions about their physical appearance, has been linked to a variety of health problems, particularly among young adults, about eating disorders. There is limited literature on how chatbots respond to or provide information about body image. Preventing eating disorders before they occur is also of great importance. However, young adults who struggle with body image perception may be misled by the information produced by ChatGPT. Studies have yet to clarify whether a chatbot can improve eating disorder-related factors, eating disorder psychopathology, depression, and anxiety or detect eating disorders in advance. This study focuses on the accuracy of ChatGPT in providing information regarding eating disorders and its potential effects on body image perception.