The "humane in the loop": Inclusive research design and policy approaches to foster capacity building assistive technologies in the COVID-19 era.
Assist Technol
; 34(6): 644-652, 2022 Nov 02.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1246591
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic is emerging as a driver of greater reliance on wireless technologies, including intelligent assistive technologies, such as robots and artificial intelligence. We must integrate the humane "into the loop" of human-AT interactions to realize the full potential of wireless inclusion for people with disabilities and older adults. Embedding ethics into these new technologies is critical and requires a co-design approach, with end users participating throughout. Developing humane AT begins with a participatory, user-centered design embedded in an iterative co-creation process, and guided by an ethos prioritizing beneficence, user autonomy and agency. To gain insight into plausible AT development pathways ("futures"), we use scenario planning as a tool to articulate themes in the research literature. Four plausible scenarios are developed and compared to identify one as a desired "humane" future for AT development. Policy and practice recommendations derived from this scenario, and their implications for the role of AT in the advancement of human potential are explored.
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Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Self-Help Devices
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Assist Technol
Journal subject:
Rehabilitation
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
10400435.2021.1930282
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