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Nevertheless, the adaptability of these technologies for older adults is stymied by usability issues. This study explores how older adults use and adapt to AI technologies, highlighting both the persistent barriers and opportunities for potential enhancements.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aimed to provide deeper insights into older adults\u2019 engagement with technology and AI. The technologies currently used, potential technologies desired for daily life integration, personal technology concerns faced, and overall attitudes toward technology and AI are explored.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Using mixed methods, participants (N=28) completed both a semistructured interview and surveys consisting of health and well-being measures. Participants then participated in a research team\u2013facilitated interaction with an AI chatbot, Amazon Alexa. Interview transcripts were analyzed using thematic analysis, and surveys were evaluated using descriptive statistics.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Participants\u2019 average age was 71 years (ranged from 65 years to 84 years). Most participants were familiar with technology use, especially using smartphones  (26\/28, 93%) and desktops and laptops (21\/28, 75%). Participants rated appointment reminders (25\/28, 89%), emergency assistance (22\/28, 79%), and health monitoring (21\/28, 75%). Participants rated appointment reminders (25\/28, 89.3%), emergency assistance (22\/28, 78.6%), and health monitoring (21\/28, 75%) as the most desirable features of AI chatbots for adoption. Digital devices were commonly used for entertainment, health management, professional productivity, and social connectivity. Participants were most interested in integrating technology into their personal lives for scheduling reminders, chore assistance, and providing care to others. Challenges in using new technology included a commitment to learning new technologies, concerns about lack of privacy, and worries about future technology dependence. Overall, older adults\u2019 attitudes coalesced into 3 orientations, which we label as technology adapters, technologically wary, and technology resisters. These results illustrate that not all older adults were resistant to technology and AI. Instead, older adults are aligned with categories on a spectrum between willing, hesitant but willing, and unwilling to use technology and AI. Researchers can use these findings by asking older adults about their orientation toward technology to facilitate the integration of new technologies with each person\u2019s comfortability and preferences.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To ensure that AI technologies effectively support older adults, it is essential to foster an ongoing dialogue among developers, older adults, families, and their caregivers, focusing on inclusive designs to meet older adults\u2019 needs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2196\/65776","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,29]],"date-time":"2024-10-29T04:10:03Z","timestamp":1730175003000},"page":"e65776","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":44,"title":["Caregiving Artificial Intelligence Chatbot for Older Adults and Their Preferences, Well-Being, and Social Connectivity: Mixed-Method Study"],"prefix":"10.2196","volume":"27","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8908-855X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Brooke H","family":"Wolfe","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7829-8535","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yoo Jung","family":"Oh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9464-0399","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hyesun","family":"Choung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-4009-4324","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xiaoran","family":"Cui","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-3458-2254","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Joshua","family":"Weinzapfel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8771-6842","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"R Amanda","family":"Cooper","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2183-1722","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hae-Na","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5091-8408","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rebecca","family":"Lehto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1010","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","unstructured":"WHO methods and data sources for life tables 1990-2019World Health Organization20202024-06-29https:\/\/cdn.who.int\/media\/docs\/default-source\/gho-documents\/global-health-estimates\/ghe2019_life-table-methods.pdf?sfvrsn=c433c229_5"},{"key":"ref2","unstructured":"Mental health of older adultsWorld Health Organization20232023-11-15https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/mental-health-of-older-adults"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.archger.2022.104904"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2196\/25006"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2196\/15429"},{"key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/healthcare12010062"},{"key":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2147\/CIA.S410396"},{"key":"ref8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2196\/32169"},{"key":"ref9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1037\/amp0000604"},{"key":"ref10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s12126-010-9077-9"},{"key":"ref11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2196\/28022"},{"key":"ref12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2196\/50534"},{"key":"ref13","unstructured":"GPT-3.5-Turbo-0125 ModelOpenAI2023-03-01https:\/\/platform.openai.com\/docs\/models\/gpt-3-5"},{"key":"ref14","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2196\/38525"},{"key":"ref15","unstructured":"SeniorTalk - Chatbot for Elderly People2024-09-15https:\/\/www.senior-talk.com\/"},{"key":"ref16","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.14283\/jarlife.2024.2"},{"key":"ref17","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/s43587-024-00636-w"},{"key":"ref18","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2196\/45492"},{"key":"ref19","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2196\/jmir.5253"},{"key":"ref20","year":"2020","journal-title":"Engineering, and Medicine. 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