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Hope, an AI quit-smoking coach
An AI SMS coach for people quitting smoking, piloted across 18 State Quitlines with 18,500 members.
Illustrative photograph, not the shipped product
Published results
18,500
members across 18 State Quitlines
57%
engagement, against 22% on the previous scripted programme
14
messages over 4 active days, against 10 over 2
What happened
The programme in brief
- An AI coach that talks with people over SMS while they quit smoking.
- Pilot launched September 2025, with national rollout planned by mid-2026.
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