KI-basierte Sprachassistenz im Licht der Heterogenität von Altern: Das Beispiel geistige Behinderung.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly becoming a part of everyday life including older adults, with one relevant area being AI-based voice assistance. Still, there is little research on AI voice assistance applications in older adults, especially those with intellectual disability. This paper anchors the topic of AI-based voice assistance in the aging and digitization research arena, putting emphasis on the need and importance of conceptual approaches established in gerontology and the health sciences. Following such conceptualization, we argue for the confluence of three methodological strategies and illustrate with the ongoing project AI-Ageing: (1) participatory research, (2) ecologically valid methods, and (3) automated emotion analysis as a particularly innovative assessment method in the area. Taking all together, we discuss the to be expected incremental value of AI voice assistance systems for older adults with and without intellectual disabilities and derive recommendations for their use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]