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EPISODE · Jun 17, 2025 · 1H 5M

EverFriends, AI Companions Are Changing the Dementia Journey

from Alzheimer's Speaks · host Lori La Bey

EverFriends, AI Companions Are Changing the Dementia Journey  Lori La Bey talks with Dan Hungerford, the founder and CEO of EverFriends.ai, an innovative digital companionship platform that helps aging adults live with dignity, connection, and cognitive support.  They are seen as a leader in emotionally aware AI development. Dan is pioneering the use of hyper-realistic digital avatars to provide daily interaction, memory stimulation, and caregiver relief.   Learn: What does AI stand for, and what can it do? What is a digital human? How are they built to respond to people? Can they interact with more than one person, or does that confuse them? What are the specific characteristics they have when responding? Can they pick up on a person's physical response, or is it just voice-activated that they can respond to? What about ethics and dignity? How are they dealt with? Are there regulations overseeing AI? Is EverFriends.ai helping the caregiver or the person living with dementia? Specific examples of how EverFriends.ai digital humans can support both the person living with dementia and the care partners. How do you see the future of AI expanding? Try a 7-Day FREE Trial Alzheimer’s Speaks Blog https://alzheimersspeaks.com/everfriends-ai-companions-are-changing-the-dementia-journey/ Youtube Interview https://youtu.be/iZ353JK9Ufw Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everfriends-ai-companions-are-changing-the-dementia/id986940432?i=1000713286844 Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/0VbPi9zE9yWiJtXgvMJqPg Other Podcasts https://pod.link/986940432  Dementia Map https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2025/6/17/everfriends-ai-companions-are-changing-the-dementia-journey   Contact EverFriends Website https://everfriends.ai/ FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/everfriendsai Instagram https://www.instagram.com/everfriends.ai/ X - Twitter https://x.com/EverfriendsAI LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-hungerford/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@everfriendsai Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.everfriends&pcampaignid=web_share APP Store Https://apps.apple.com/us/app/everfriends-ai/id6593670951 Contact Lori La Bey with questions or branding needs at https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Alzheimer's Speaks Radio - Shifting dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world, one episode at a time by raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites, since 2011. Alzheimer's Speaks is part of the Senior Resource Podcast Network.Support this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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