Chatty robot helps seniors fight loneliness through AI companionship

Chatty robot helps seniors fight loneliness through AI companionship

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https://apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-robot-elliq-senior-citizens-a343409477b7aea350254f94daf52eb7

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Joyce Loaiza lives alone, but when she returns to her apartment at a Florida senior community, the retired office worker often has a chat with a friendly female voice that asks about her day.

A few miles away, the same voice comforted 83-year-old Deanna Dezern when her friend died. In central New York, it plays games and music for 92-year-old Marie Broadbent, who is blind and in hospice, and in Washington state, it helps 83-year-old Jan Worrell make new friends.