AI boom transforms Australian aged care

Artificial intelligence technology is being rapidly deployed across Australian aged care facilities, including robot companions like Abbey (already in 22 facilities), smart carpets that monitor walking patterns to predict falls, smart toilets that track bladder and kidney health, and chatbots. Currently 1.35 million Australians use aged care services in an understaffed and underfunded sector. Concerns exist about privacy, the replacement of human carers, and potential issues similar to RoboDebt with the federal government's algorithm-based integrated assessment tool.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.