We survey research on the analysis of multiparticipant chat. Multiple research and applied communities (e.g., AI, educational, law enforcement, military) have interest in this topic. After introducing some context, we describe relevant problems and how these have been addressed using AI techniques. We also identify recent research trends and unresolved issues that could benefit from more attention. Public reporting burden for the collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per

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