Alexa’s robotic voice leaving dementia patients ‘deeply distressed’, social care report finds
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Alexa’s robotic voice leaving dementia patients ‘deeply distressed’, social care report finds

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/09/22/alexas-robotic-voice-leaving-dementia-patients-deeply-distressed/ By Mike Wright Amazon Alexa’s robotic voice is causing “deep distress” for dementia patients by telling them to take their medicine, a new report has warned. The technology think tank, Doteveryone, said older social care patients were often left confused by new gadgets and fearful they would replace contact with…

Ask Alexa to diagnose your health problems as NHS announces ‘world-first’ partnership with Amazon
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Ask Alexa to diagnose your health problems as NHS announces ‘world-first’ partnership with Amazon

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/09/ask-alexa-diagnose-health-problems-nhs-announces-world-first/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor Families will be able to “Ask Alexa” to help diagnose their health problems under a new deal between Amazon and the NHS. Under the partnership, patients – including the elderly and blind – will be able to receive NHS-verified health information through simple voice commands. Amazon’s algorithm will use information…