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Description: The evolution of digital technology enhances the broadening of the person's intellectual growth. Research points out that implementing innovative applications of the digital world improves hu-man social, cognitive, and metacognitive behavior. Artificial intelligence chatbots are yet another innovative human-made construct. These are forms of software that simulate human conversation, understand and process user input, providing personalized responses. Executive function includes a set of higher mental processes necessary for formulating, planning, and achieving a goal. The present study aims to investigate executive function reinforcement through artificial intelligence chatbots, outlining potentials, limitations, and future research suggestions. Methods: The assess-ment of the existing literature was implemented using the systematic review method, according to the PRISMA 2020 Principles. The avalanche search method was employed to conduct a source search in the following databases: Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed and complementary Google Scholar. Results: The findings of the studies suggested positive effects of the use of AI chatbots to enhance and improve executive skills but several limitations were identified making it still difficult to generalize and reproduce their effects. Conclusions: AI chatbots are an innovative artificial in-telligence tool that can function as a digital assistant for learning and expanding executive skills, contributing to the cognitive, metacognitive, and social development of the individual. However, its use in executive skills training is at a primary stage. The findings highlighted the need for a unified framework for reference and future studies as well as better study designs, diverse populations, larger sample sizes of participants and longitudinal studies that observe the long-term effects of their use. Keywords: executive function; artificial intelligence chatbot; conversational agents