Singapore is turning to AI to care for its rapidly aging population
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The country has a dire shortage of nurses, so to fill the manpower gap, it’s using AI for preventive care.

The country has a dire shortage of nurses, so to fill the manpower gap, it’s using AI for preventive care.

  • By 2030, one in four people in Singapore will be over the age of 65.
  • Authorities see potential in AI tools to assist in preventive illness care.
  • An AI tool under development will use voice biomarkers to detect early signs of depression in seniors.
  • @SoftTeethEnglish
    2•3 hours ago

    “AI” doesn’t exist, the Machine Learning algorithms we see today are incapable of performing any meaningful tasks a human does.

    It can’t even replace call centers. One of the horrible jobs I was hoping would finally go away forever.

    It’s 99% hype currently, with the only viable applications being spam and misinformation, like the advertising you see for “AI”