How agetech can fill the gap in elder care

In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Kanishka Acharya, Founder & CEO, Welldercare Agetech, to discuss the realm of technology and artificial intelligence in the context of caregiving, how seniors can harness technology to manage their health and whether AI has the potential to supplement human caregiving.

Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

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Introducing Kanishka Acharya
Defining agetech (00:44)
Helping older people with technology (01:10)
How Welldercare works (02:20)
Launching Welldercare (07:43)
Connecting software with a caregiver (08:44)
Retrofitting hardware with product (10:18)
Resistance to technology (11:11)
Using AI in elder care (13:09)
Importance of human care (15:45)