Even Bing and ChatGPT have lousy answers. In fact, as lives lengthen, data about aging individuals dwindles inversely. Don’t believe it? Start searching for recently surveyed data about individuals aged 75+. Use the usual searches for income, marital status, housing status, tech ownership. Go ahead – give Bing and ChatGPT a try too – for example, smartphone ownership in the US among those aged 75+. Data returned was from 2017, with an apology that nothing more recent was available. You would think this was an easy question -- Bing knew it and was sorry about the lack of current info, which none of the other usual sources have either.
Picking on Apple because they are there, but of course they are not unique. What’s new with iOS 16 on the iPad?Tap this on an iPad and you will see a screen that demonstrates ‘Collections’. And behold there’s the SNOOPY Show. Below that, advice on how to share what you’re watching on Apple TV (pictured are several smiling youths). So easy, on your Siri Remote, press and hold a button to open the control center, select the SharePlay button then choose what to watch together. Oops, not supported by all apps. Watch and listen together? More young folk. Add widgets to your home screen, ditto on the images. See ‘Reduce background noise.’ That’s fun: Open Control Center, tap Mic Mode, then tap Voice Isolation to make sure your voice comes through loud and clear. And so on. Go through the “Essentials’ and it’s more of the same – pictures are very cool, the people shown are very young. Welcome to iPad! The instructions are required because the UI behavior varies across different apps and screens.
For older adults, July was a few steps forward… And a few back. A new venture capital firm formed that is focused on the older adult market. Primetime Partners adds a $32 million fund to the miniscule list of VCs both admitting interest AND actually investing in the segment. At the end of June, the federal government published its status report on aging-related initiatives, which was especially notable for including tech investment in ombudsman programs. And it became increasingly likely that CMS would make telehealth access for older adults permanent. On the other hand, a new poll noted the prevalence of ageism for older adults and that other Covid-19 related pandemic – loneliness in late life. More on that in several upcoming white papers. Here are the four July posts:
Even Bing and ChatGPT have lousy answers. In fact, as lives lengthen, data about aging individuals dwindles inversely. Don’t believe it? Start searching for recently surveyed data about individuals aged 75+. Use the usual searches for income, marital status, housing status, tech ownership. Go ahead – give Bing and ChatGPT a try too – for example, smartphone ownership in the US among those aged 75+. Data returned was from 2017, with an apology that nothing more recent was available. You would think this was an easy question -- Bing knew it and was sorry about the lack of current info, which none of the other usual sources have either.
Picking on Apple because they are there, but of course they are not unique. What’s new with 