Interdisciplinary

Generative AI in Gerontology: Centering Stakeholders’ Voices

Chair(s)

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  George Demiris, PhD, FGSA (he/him/his)

  Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
  School of Nursing
  University of Pennsylvania
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Discussant(s)

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  Hilaire Thompson, PhD, FGSA (she/her/they)

  Executive Dean and Professor
  Nursing
  University of Washington
  Seattle, Washington, United States

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Individual Symposium Abstract First Author(s)

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  George Demiris, PhD, FGSA (he/him/his)

  Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
  School of Nursing
  University of Pennsylvania
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

  Slides Handouts
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  Karla Washington, PhD, LCSW, FGSA (she/her/hers)

  Associate Professor
  Medicine
  Washington University in St. Louis
  St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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  Ari Friedman, MD, PhD (he/him/his)

  Associate Professor
  Medical Ethics and Policy, Perelman School of Medicine
  University of Pennsylvania
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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  Thomas Cudjoe, MD, MPH, MA (he/him/his)

  Assistant Professor
  Medicine
  Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  Baltimore, Maryland, United States

The rise of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools such as Large Language Models (e.g., ChatGPT) has highlighted many potential application areas in gerontology, ranging from tools to support clinical decision support, facilitate communication, provide supportive services to older adults and family members and even address issues of social isolation and loneliness. Often technological solutions are developed without early and ongoing feedback by end users and other stakeholders. This symposium includes the presentation of distinct studies that examine the use of Generative AI for various gerontological areas based on experiences of the NIA funded Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratories for Aging and other initiatives, and highlights ways to engage stakeholders in all design and implementation phases in order to facilitate co-creation of meaningful generative AI solutions. We provide a comprehensive discussion of both opportunities and challenges associated with the growth of Generative AI in gerontology and discuss clinical, ethical and practical implications. Additionally, we present ways to integrate Generative AI into traditional research and clinical practice in way that supplements rather than replaces traditional care, and minimizes the risk of bias.

Presentations:

• 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST

  Stakeholder Engagement for the Design of Generative AI Tools: Inclusive Design Approaches
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: George Demiris, PhD, FGSA (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
• 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST

  Using Generative AI to Enhance Behavioral Interventions for Care Partners of Older Adults
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Karla T. Washington, PhD, LCSW, FGSA (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis
• 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST

  The Era of ChatGPT: Recommendations for the Integration of LLMs in Gerontology
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Ari B. Friedman, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
• 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST

  Timely Perspectives From Diverse Stakeholders on Generative AI
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Thomas Cudjoe, MD, MPH, MA (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine