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Phase I research funded by the National Institute on Aging will test the feasibility of Autonomy-AI. The decision support planning tool is built to protect autonomy for aging Childfree adults.
Read the original →Identifying the cells connected with Alzheimer’s symptoms could result in new treatments for the disease.
Read the original →A free generative AI consultation service for seniors, "Oita Senior no Mikata AI-chan," has started in Oita Prefecture. The AI answers questions around the clock on an official LINE account, with specialist counselors following up as needed. It was launched on September 21 by three companies: Tsunagari AI, J-Lease and Fine. It targets seniors and their families in Oita.
Read the original →An app lets AI show a person's cognitive function on a five-level scale after about two minutes of speaking to a smartphone. A trial of the app began at Hinagiku Kindergarten in Saitama City ahead of Dementia Day on September 21. The participants are three people, all in their 70s.
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