How Older People Are Reaping Brain Benefits From New Tech

While there’s general agreement that screens are dumbing down kids, for seniors, for seniors there seems to be an opposite effect. A few highlights from a recent article in the NYT -

• Per an analysis of 57 studies involving more than 411,000 seniors, published in Nature Human Behavior, almost 90 percent of the studies found that technology had a protective cognitive effect.

• Digital technology may also protect brain health by fostering social connections , known to help stave off cognitive decline.

• And the obvious, that reminders and prompts could partially compensate for memory loss.

As AI is new, it is not covered in these studies but it’s fair to say that the way Jarvis leverages AI, it’s beneficial per the referenced studies. Jarvis provides both reminders and companionship. That in addition to monitoring the physical safety of the elder using it.