AI chatbots can be a valuable health resource for older adults – if they embrace ‘informed skepticism’

It's easy to stereotype older adults as tech-averse or novice tech users. Yet a growing number of adults age 60 and older are embracing artificial intelligence, using it for entertainment, planning trips and even accessing health information.

Chatbots can summarize complex health information in understandable ways, but it can be tricky to tell whether these summaries are accurate. FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images It’s easy to stereotype older adults as tech-averse or novice tech users. Yet a growing number of adults age…