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I completely agree. I think that one of the big problems, aside from someone cooking a family recipe while also modifying it slightly so its diet appropriate, i
by terrib1e 10y ago
I completely agree. I think that one of the big problems, aside from someone cooking a family recipe while also modifying it slightly so its diet appropriate, is somehow going beyond just making and delivering this food. My grandfather is 89, his wife is 17 years younger than him so she still cooks for him and makes sure hes eating. On the flipside, once my grandfather died on the other side of the family, my grandmother fell to pieces and alzheimer's rapidly set in. Is there somehow a cost effective way of creating these dishes either at the client's house or maybe delivering the meal and providing an hour of genuine conversation? I mean I guess it'd be a specialized home health aide at that point or something. I guess just sticking with the family recipe modified for dietary needs is the smart way to start off. You could follow this up with partnering with old age communities/nursing homes and providing this custom service en masse.
- pastullo 10y agoSame exact story on my grandparents. Once the healty one is gone, the other one sees a drastic reduction in quality of life as well as life expectancy. The cost incourred for at-home help with a dedicated easter european colf were huge. Might still be a couple of decades away but i can totally see a model where you rent a house robot that takes care of cooking, personal cleaning and limited interaction (no need to have super intelligent AI when chatting to a 80 years old man with Alzheimer)
- tajen 10y agoI know I speak to a computer 99% of the day (programming, games, movies, sms, maps, etc), but please kill me before my future son gives me an AI to talk to. I agree with the cooking and showing me movies, but our jobs as sons can't be replaced. On the other hand, if the robot makes snapchats with the elderly, that would be a way to bring our parents back into our lives.
- NPMaxwell 10y agoMaybe! :) But: http://www.wsj.com/articles/toyota-to-sell-cuddly-companion-robot-in-japan-1475486949 http://www.wsj.com/articles/toyota-to-sell-cuddly-companion-... "ELIZA's creator Joseph Weizenbaum thought the idea of a computer therapist was funny. But when his students and secretary started talking to it for hours, what had seemed to him to be an amusing idea suddenly felt like an appalling reality." http://www.radiolab.org/story/137466-clever-bots/ http://www.radiolab.org/story/137466-clever-bots/ In the meantime, parents need safe food. If anyone goes for this, good luck!