Speaking or Writing: Do Response Times Influence Anthropomorphism Differently for ADHD and Neurotypical Users in a Mental Health Chatbot?

The emergence of large language models (LLMs) has made it easier than ever to create chatbots capable of generating human-like responses to user inputs. Moreover, improvements in text-to-speech and speech-to-text make it possible to converse with these systems, not just in text but also through speech. These improvements have led to an increase in chatbot applications across various contexts, such as customer service and healthcare. This study examined the tendency to anthropomorphize chatbots in a mental health assessment context.