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Where AI can help care for the sick and elderly – and where it can't
As populations age, more and more people are asking how best to organise care for the elderly in future. Trained staff will be important, as will technology and innovation – which may include artificial intelligence (AI). Some people get fearful when talk turns to AI, a topic riddled with misconceptions. At the end of the day, what it means is the attempt to map human decisions using computers, says Andreas Hein, an expert in assistance systems at Oldenburg University in Germany. In a medicine or health care setting, that means providing doctors and nurses suggestions that a computer has created based on data.