An interesting article to me because my mind was still on the assumption that with Boomers aging out of the job market that there would be more jobs & workers would be more valued. I think if the last part of that were true young people would go where the jobs are.
Years ago, I had a family friend that lived to 100. They were amused by a mechanical parrot. Anything amusing is not nothing, but I don't find most technology all that beneficial in day-to-day living (Apps for everything).
What I have seen, like with robots in grocery stores, is, as mentioned, they create more work for employees having to keep the robots working as well as trying to do their own job. Solutions are in Investing in working people & establishing standards & guardrails for Ai before becoming reliant on it.
It's worrisome recognizing where we are with limited resources for caregiving, but aging is one of the many things that haven't been well addressed, for which most operated on a lot of assumptions for generations. I really hope to find things that help with where we are & reprioritize our societal values for lasting solutions.
I hope to have a pet again, but I don't want some of the newer robotic vacuums, a smart TV, or other automation because profits are in data brokering rather than development of effective tools that really serve end-users well at this time. Maybe other countries will lead the way in innovation & healthy competition. There is so much potential when our objectives are better quality of life for us all!
An interesting article to me because my mind was still on the assumption that with Boomers aging out of the job market that there would be more jobs & workers would be more valued. I think if the last part of that were true young people would go where the jobs are.
Years ago, I had a family friend that lived to 100. They were amused by a mechanical parrot. Anything amusing is not nothing, but I don't find most technology all that beneficial in day-to-day living (Apps for everything).
What I have seen, like with robots in grocery stores, is, as mentioned, they create more work for employees having to keep the robots working as well as trying to do their own job. Solutions are in Investing in working people & establishing standards & guardrails for Ai before becoming reliant on it.
It's worrisome recognizing where we are with limited resources for caregiving, but aging is one of the many things that haven't been well addressed, for which most operated on a lot of assumptions for generations. I really hope to find things that help with where we are & reprioritize our societal values for lasting solutions.
I hope to have a pet again, but I don't want some of the newer robotic vacuums, a smart TV, or other automation because profits are in data brokering rather than development of effective tools that really serve end-users well at this time. Maybe other countries will lead the way in innovation & healthy competition. There is so much potential when our objectives are better quality of life for us all!
Cute idea, but there is nothing like Grandma 👵🏼! I promise ♥️☘️