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The elderly often finds artificial intelligence Smart home devices and Voice Assistant Useful to help them age, according to Wipe By Michigan University.
More than half of the people surveyed between the ages of 50 years and over Tructering tools They spoke or wrote letters, according to the national reconnaissance about health aging, issued by the UM Institute for Health Care and Innovation.
By comparison, a Pio Jun Research Center poll I found that 25 % of adults from 50 to 64 and 10 % of these 65 and above had been used ChatgptAI’s leading tool in Openai and The most popular chatbot. (Disclosure: Zif Davis, the parent company of CNET, filed a lawsuit against Openai, claimed that it had violated the copyright of the Ziff Davis in training and operating its AI systems).
Michigan poll, a telephone survey of 2,883 adults between the ages of 50 and 97 years throughout the United States, not only appears to the text -based chat like Chatgpt But also audio aides such as Amazon Alexa And Apple’s Sir. More importantly, the poll found that almost all older adults want to ensure that the information created by artificial intelligence is received.
“Artificial intelligence here to survive. It seems that many elderly people know about its benefits, yet most of them want more information about potential risks when using artificial intelligence techniques,” Robin Brurweer, Assistant Professor at UM Information School, said in a statement. “Also paid attention should be paid attention to setting clear signs of information created by artificial intelligence by politics and artificial intelligence makers.”
Smart home devices help older adults to maintain independence
Researchers in Michigan found that 51 % of Americans between the ages of 50 or older have used vocal aides last year, with 80 % of those who say the devices helped them live independently and safely at home. Acting home security services, such as Smart locksand Cameras and Warning systemsIt was used by 35 % of adults, with 96 % they said they helped them live independently.
“Smart home appliances often suggest using their latest features to see older relatives or helping them to live a better life,” said Tyler Lacoma, CNET’s smart home expert. “For example, the face recognition of the artificial intelligence can send alerts to a family member if someone discovers that he leaves his home or a grandmother to go shopping. Meanwhile, make sure that older users never forget to lock the doors when they leave.
He reported 14 % of adults about the use of artificial intelligence to receive health information, although 47 % of them said they prefer to interact with a person or by phone for this type of information.
Older adults in general are skeptical of artificial intelligence
Only 35 % of the elderly who included the survey said they are interested in using artificial intelligence in their daily lives, and while 58 % expressed their interest in learning more about the benefits of artificial intelligence, even more than 81 %, they said they wanted to learn more about the risks. He said a little more than half of them said they believe that artificial intelligence will harm more than benefit. This division is generally in line with the results of a broader survey of PEW from the earlier this year, which found 51 % of Americans. More interested than excited than artificial intelligence.
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The elderly in a Michigan poll expressed understandable doubts about the information created by artificial intelligence models, as 47 % said they had little or non -confidence. A similar part said they were not sure of their discovery when that was not true. This problem is important, especially such as information collection tools such as search engines It was built primarily on artificial intelligence. Experts advise that you should always Check out dual information Before making an important decision.
“This is the inability to tell the information verified from the wrong information, whether in the form of a text, a picture, a video, or a voice, is especially important when it comes to health information,” said poll director, Dr. Jeffrey Colgren, in a statement.