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Aging and Health Tech Watch

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Fifteen years is a long time in the tech world.  In 2011, 30 executives across the tech industry were queried about how technology needed to change to accommodate older adults. Opinions in this AARP-sponsored report were obtained from Intel to HP to Google to Cisco to Microsoft to Philips, from Stanford to Georgia Tech to UCLA as well as multiple futuris...


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Recent research highlights AI opportunities for care-related organizations. The recent report AI and Older Adults – What’s Now and Next in 2026 highlights problems and potential for the uses of artificial intelligence in ...


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The AARP survey of ‘Jobs to be Done’ by AI shows readiness for health-related AI.  Health-related opportunities were cited – medication tracking, personalized wellness guidance, and active living reminders. At the same time, the report asserts that adoption depends on trust, customization and integration into day-to-day life.  What stands between


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The hype still outpaces adoption. According to the Wall Street Journal in August, companies are slowing their rate of AI adoption amidst some stumbles among innovato...


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For some, the jury should still be out.  Clearly the tech vendors, surrounded by media enthusiasm, are proud of what they are (or almost, so, so close!) doing. The theory, of course, is that consumers are already using their tools to answer health questions, so why not formalize the offering, describing how initial usage (Boston Children’s Hospital, etc....


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