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South Korea's National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), together with the Ministry of Science and ICT, will conduct field testing of six South Korean AI care services.
Read the original →A study by the UT San Antonio Health Science Center found that AI tools used to detect dementia from brain scans are less accurate for non-Hispanic African American and Hispanic patients than for white patients. The researchers also developed a formula that narrows the detection gap significantly.
Read the original →EverNear was founded by 17-year-old Jaswanth Chintala. It offers AI voice companionship for older adults with Alzheimer's.
Read the original →Commure and Compassus have deployed an AI-powered platform to automate home care referrals. The companies report faster processing, 6% more admissions, and a 22% decline in missed referrals in longer-running markets.
Read the original →A systematic review of 32 peer-reviewed studies finds that AI and IoT technologies show promise for COPD detection, exacerbation prediction and monitoring. The review notes limitations including small single-center datasets.
Read the original →The Digital Agency describes itself as the control tower for building a digital society. It aims to promote forward-looking digital transformation and build public and private digital infrastructure quickly.
Read the original →AI costs for software and cloud can use the Digital and AI Adoption Subsidy (formerly the IT Adoption Subsidy), which generally covers 1/2 and requires screening. Employee training can use the Human Resources Development Support Grant, which covers 75% of expenses for small and medium-sized businesses that meet requirements. Drawing on experience with about 300 to 350 grant applications, the article explains three usage patterns and five points to check.
Read the original →A Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications survey found that 58.8% of people have used generative AI. At Yours Dental Clinic in Sapporo, 2 of the 156 patients who cooperated wrote on their questionnaires that they had researched using generative AI. The tally was compiled by clinic director Akihiro Yuguchi.
Read the original →Tohoku University announced it developed a method to automatically measure masseter muscle volume from head MRI images using AI. The study clarified the link between the measurements and oral function in older adults.
Read the original →NTT Data began offering a new model of its communication service for older adults, "Voicestar!", on the 26th. The AI functions and service platform have been renewed and upgraded. The service aims to deepen understanding of users through daily conversations with generative AI.
Read the original →An AI-guided framework combining retrosynthetic prediction, high-throughput DFT screening and chemical expertise identifies a readily synthesizable self-assembled monolayer for perovskite photovoltaics. The top candidate delivers 27.2% efficiency. It retains >95% of its initial efficiency after 2,000 h at 65 °C under maximum-power-point tracking.
Read the original →UN experts discussed AI accessibility and safeguards for persons with disabilities during a UN General Assembly Third Committee session.
Read the original →The 11th Welfare Shimbun Forum was held on the 7th at Tokyo Big Sight in Koto Ward, Tokyo. A smartphone usage adviser who writes a serial column for the paper was among those featured.
Read the original →Espool (2471) disclosed on October 27, 2026 that it has started a joint project with the Matsuo Institute. The project is to use physical AI in workplaces for employing people with disabilities.
Read the original →Ena city is preparing to distribute its monthly newsletter, Koho Ena, as a podcast, an internet audio medium, for residents.
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