Living Together: From independence to interdependence

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With an increase in families living away from their elder parents, technology companies are offering AI-based monitoring technologies as a cost-effective solution to look after the growing population of the elderly. I critique the design and use of such technologies as they aim to cater to any emergency 24*7, while disregarding the contextual nature of care and well-being needed for a better quality of life for the elderly. I argue for a situated approach to care, with a focus on ‘interdependence’ and as demanded by the needs of the elderly and the community in which they live. 
Faculty: 
Nassim Parvin
Students: 
Shubhangi Gupta