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Re:The Dutch Village Where Everyone Has Dementia (2014) by jtbayly on Monday July 03, 2023 @10:30PM (#36581478)
I can understand the impulse, but boy do I hope my family won’t turn me over to a computer in my dotage. I’d rather be loved than managed.
Re:The Dutch Village Where Everyone Has Dementia (2014) by wernercd on Monday July 03, 2023 @10:42PM (#36581559)
I would hope the solution would be both... humans augmented by computers so that the humans aren't overloaded and overly burdened.
Re:The Dutch Village Where Everyone Has Dementia (2014) by vanattab on Monday July 03, 2023 @10:45PM (#36581583)
Love is a burden no way around it. Some burdens are worth carrying however.
Re:The Dutch Village Where Everyone Has Dementia (2014) by nayaketo on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @12:29AM (#36582249)
We'll just need to create an AI that'll emulate love semi-perfectly.
Re:The Dutch Village Where Everyone Has Dementia (2014) by kergonath on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @03:17AM (#36583305)
Let us reimplement love in Rust from first principles to solve this inconvenience. Nothing can go wrong, it’ll be so disruptive and innovative.
Re:The Dutch Village Where Everyone Has Dementia (2014) by concordDance on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @03:30AM (#36583409)
Don't engage in negative sum transactions. The burden on families by a dementia patient is often higher than the benefit the dementia patient gets.
Re:The Dutch Village Where Everyone Has Dementia (2014) by rqtwteye on Monday July 03, 2023 @10:44PM (#36581579)
Caring for a dementia patient properly is all consuming for the caretakers. You don’t want to do this to your family. Getting help from a robot would be a win win for all.
Re:The Dutch Village Where Everyone Has Dementia (2014) by cm2012 on Monday July 03, 2023 @10:47PM (#36581599)
Seriously. My grandpa had dementia for 10 years. Pretty much everyone in my family doesn't want to inflict that on anyone else.
Re:The Dutch Village Where Everyone Has Dementia (2014) by cm2012 on Monday July 03, 2023 @10:46PM (#36581592)
Senile people are going to love the AIs of 10 years from now, I guarantee you. Once it has perfect audio control and responses, it's going to be like the perfect friend for an old person.