Ethics From the Outset: Incorporating Ethical Considerations into the Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratories for Aging Research Pilot Projects

There is an urgent need to develop tools to enable older adults to live healthy, independent lives for as long as possible. To address this need, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratories (AITCs) for Aging Research were created to identify, develop,...

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Published inThe journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences Vol. 80; no. 6
Main Authors Largent, Emily A, Kim, Yungjee, Karlawish, Jason, Wexler, Anna
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.2025
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Aged
Aging
Alzheimer Disease
Artificial Intelligence - ethics
Biomedical Research - ethics
Confidentiality - ethics
Humans
National Institute on Aging (U.S.)
Pilot Projects
United States
United States
Privacy
Human subjects Protections
Digital health
Consent
Bias
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Summary:There is an urgent need to develop tools to enable older adults to live healthy, independent lives for as long as possible. To address this need, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratories (AITCs) for Aging Research were created to identify, develop, evaluate, commercialize, and disseminate innovative technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) methods to promote healthy aging and to support persons with Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD). In 2023, AITC pilot grant applicants were required to answer questions about how, if at all, they would safeguard older adults' data privacy and confidentiality, advance health equity, address bias, and protect vulnerable participants. Our team analyzed applicants' answers to these ethics-focused questions using a constructivist grounded theory approach. In this article, we present what we learned and discuss modifications to our approach moving forward.
ISSN:1758-535X
DOI:10.1093/gerona/glaf035