aceQuality, Transparency, and Readability of Artificial Intelligence Chatbots as Sources of Plagiocephaly Information: A Cross-Sectional Comparative Study
Parents increasingly use artificial intelligence chatbots for information about plagiocephaly, but the quality and readability of their responses remain uncertain. This cross-sectional study compared 4 mainstream artificial intelligence chatbots using 37 high-frequency English queries identified through Google Trends for "plagiocephaly" worldwide over the previous 5 years. On August 18, 2026, the queries were submitted to ChatGPT 5.5, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, and Copilot, generating 148 responses. Informati…
Chatbots gave coherent, relatively complete plagiocephaly information, with a median Global Quality Scale score of 4.00 across all four models.
Chatbot plagiocephaly answers were written above recommended reading levels and offered limited source transparency, with quality varying widely between models.
The study used only English queries submitted on a single date to four chatbot versions, so the findings reflect a snapshot of those models.
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- Peer-reviewedJournal of Craniofacial Surgery2026-10-23
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Truvace Impact Record TRV-2026-2254, v1: “Quality, Transparency, and Readability of Artificial Intelligence Chatbots as Sources of Plagiocephaly Information: A Cross-Sectional Comparative Study.” Truvace, 2026-10-25. /record/TRV-2026-2254 (accessed at citation time). sha256 b3e344afd56dce8a…
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