is using surveillance and robots a filial piety or an escape? experts talk about the ethical dilemma of elderly care under artificial intelligence
2024-10-03
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"at present, shanghai has formed a relatively complete social elderly care service system. at the end of last year, the number of elderly care beds reached 3% of the elderly, and next year it will reach 178,000." chen yuebin, a second-level inspector of the shanghai civil affairs bureau, revealed the above information at the shanghai open university .
from september 27th to 29th, under the guidance of the shanghai municipal education commission and the shanghai municipal civil affairs bureau, the "multiple parties participating and focusing on talents to build the future - seminar on the high-quality development of elderly care services" and the first people's livelihood service case competition hosted by the shanghai open university were held. the government, industry, experts and scholars gathered together to discuss high-quality development paths for elderly care services.
the ethical dilemma of elderly care in the context of artificial intelligence
the rapid development of artificial intelligence (ai) has brought new opportunities but also new challenges to elderly care.
hu zhan, deputy director of the institute of aging at fudan university and deputy director of the population and development policy research center of fudan university, gave a keynote report at the seminar titled "what are we talking about when we talk about chinese-style elderly care?" he reminded that it is necessary to pay attention to the ethical dilemma of elderly care in the context of artificial intelligence.
hu zhan said that many nursing homes and streets are equipped with electronic monitoring screens to control the information of the elderly in the area. in some places, cameras are even installed in the homes of the elderly to monitor every move of the disabled or demented elderly, including bathing. some elderly people with dementia wear smart bracelets and call the police as soon as they cross the electronic fence. "these elderly care facilities are intelligent, are they precision care or 'prison'? the elderly are human beings, but many services and technologies lack human touch."
hu zhan also pointed out that robotic elderly care also faces difficulties. if an old man does something that is harmful to his health, will the robot let him do it or not? if the robot doesn't let the old man do it, it means that the robot is against human will. if a robot lets an old man do it, does it violate the original intention of the inventor of artificial intelligence if the robot watches human beings perish? in addition, robots for elderly care also bring ethical dilemmas to children. does using robots for elderly care replace filial piety, or does it avoid filial piety?
participants reached a consensus at the shanghai open university: it is necessary to promote the comprehensive upgrade of shanghai’s elderly care service system and achieve high quality of elderly care services through innovative education models, cultivating professional talents, optimizing service content and forms, and promoting cross-field cooperation and resource sharing. development, meet the diversified and personalized service needs of the elderly, and promote social harmony and sustainable development.
500 elderly care service centers will be built by the end of next year
in 2024, many matters related to elderly care will be included in shanghai's public support projects and practical projects, such as adding 4,000 elderly care beds, renovating 3,000 cognitive impairment care beds, completing the renovation of aging-friendly home environments for 6,000 households, and adding 30 new the community elderly canteen provides smart water meter safety monitoring services for 8,000 elderly families with special needs.
as the first city in the country to enter the deep aging process, shanghai focuses on promoting the construction of disability care and cognitive impairment care beds. by the end of 2023, the number of nursing beds in shanghai will reach 110,000, accounting for 66% of the total number of nursing beds. through new construction, renovation and expansion, we are promoting the construction of special care areas for cognitive impairment. currently, there are 12,000 cognitive impairment care beds in shanghai.
chen yuebin said that in addition to the number of elderly care beds, shanghai’s elderly care service centers are also increasing. by the end of next year, 500 elderly care service centers and nearly 1,000 day care centers will be built.
the demand for elderly care services is huge, can talent training keep up? shanghai university of engineering and technology’s elderly care service management major welcomed its first graduates this year, 80% of whom entered the elderly care industry. at the seminar, professor luo juan, deputy dean of the school of management of shanghai university of engineering and technology and head of the senior care service management major, revealed that in the five years since enrollment, she has witnessed changes in the perception of senior care services by the entire society and parents, with only 34% of students with this major as their first choice, 45 students have been enrolled this year, and 57 students have applied as their first choice. “currently, elderly care services have become one of the three most popular majors in our college.”
wang songhua, vice president of shanghai open university, said that in order to improve the quality of employees in the elderly care industry, shanghai open university and the shanghai municipal civil affairs bureau jointly established the school of civil affairs in 2017, offering civil affairs-related majors in 18 branches and teaching sites, including junior college level. smart health and elderly care services and management major. at present, it has enrolled more than 2,400 students and has more than 1,400 graduates. the average age of students is 40 years old, and 80% come from nursing homes.
"we look forward to working with the government, industry associations, elderly care institutions and other parties to jointly explore new paths for elderly care services, improve service quality, and meet the diverse needs of the elderly." wang songhua added.
the paper reporter han xiaorong
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