Navigating Privacy and Trust: AI Assistants as Social Support for Older Adults

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Autores principales: LaRubbio, Karina, Grba, Malcolm, Freed, Diana
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author LaRubbio, Karina
Grba, Malcolm
Freed, Diana
author_facet LaRubbio, Karina
Grba, Malcolm
Freed, Diana
contents AI assistants are increasingly integrated into older adults' daily lives, offering new opportunities for social support and accessibility while raising important questions about privacy, autonomy, and trust. As these systems become embedded in caregiving and social networks, older adults must navigate trade-offs between usability, data privacy, and personal agency across different interaction contexts. Although prior work has explored AI assistants' potential benefits, further research is needed to understand how perceived usefulness and risk shape adoption and engagement. This paper examines these dynamics and advocates for participatory design approaches that position older adults as active decision makers in shaping AI assistant functionality. By advancing a framework for privacy-aware, user-centered AI design, this work contributes to ongoing discussions on developing ethical and transparent AI systems that enhance well-being without compromising user control.
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spellingShingle Navigating Privacy and Trust: AI Assistants as Social Support for Older Adults
LaRubbio, Karina
Grba, Malcolm
Freed, Diana
Computers and Society
Human-Computer Interaction
AI assistants are increasingly integrated into older adults' daily lives, offering new opportunities for social support and accessibility while raising important questions about privacy, autonomy, and trust. As these systems become embedded in caregiving and social networks, older adults must navigate trade-offs between usability, data privacy, and personal agency across different interaction contexts. Although prior work has explored AI assistants' potential benefits, further research is needed to understand how perceived usefulness and risk shape adoption and engagement. This paper examines these dynamics and advocates for participatory design approaches that position older adults as active decision makers in shaping AI assistant functionality. By advancing a framework for privacy-aware, user-centered AI design, this work contributes to ongoing discussions on developing ethical and transparent AI systems that enhance well-being without compromising user control.
title Navigating Privacy and Trust: AI Assistants as Social Support for Older Adults
topic Computers and Society
Human-Computer Interaction
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.02975