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AI and Elder Autonomy: Care vs Control
AI for elder care can support autonomy or undermine it. The design choices and family dynamics matter enormously.
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- 1The premise
- 2elder autonomy
- 3care ethics
- 4family dynamics
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The premise
AI in elder care can support or undermine autonomy; deliberate design and family conversations protect dignity.
What AI does well here
- Center elder voices in AI care decisions affecting them
- Distinguish surveillance from support (different from elder's perspective)
- Honor capacity even when partial
- Maintain family conversation as primary
What AI cannot do
- Substitute family preference for elder autonomy when capacity exists
- Replace human relationships with AI care
- Solve dignity concerns through technology
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