Dealing with the New as We Get Old: AI, Aging, and Ethical Issues

The 10th Asian Conference on Aging & Gerontology (AGen2024)
agen.iafor.org
- Keynote Presentation -
Dealing with the New as We Get Old: AI, Aging, and Ethical Issues
- Speaker -
Keith Miller, University of Missouri-St. Louis, United States
- Abstract -
Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved from relative obscurity to its current place in a blinding spotlight. There is currently enormous public and scientific interest in AI, and consequently, an explosion of interest in AI ethics. This talk focuses on one set of AI applications: those that are designed for the elderly. We will look both at the technical advances being used in these projects, as well as approaches to intelligently discuss the ethical challenges of these projects. During the presentation, attendees will be challenged to make ethically-charged decisions about two fictional cases where aging, AI, and ethics intertwine.