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Many caregivers were prevented from seeing and taking care of their loved ones in long-terms care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

July 17, 2022

Caregivers were traumatized by COVID‑19 public health and long‑term care policies

Charlene Chu, University of Toronto and Vivian Stamatopoulos, Ontario Tech University

Family caregivers of residents in longterm care homes experienced a collective trauma as they were kept away from their loved ones during the pandemic. This isolation has long-ranging impacts.

Older adults are increasingly using technologies in their everyday lives, but the needs of this population are often ignored in AI design. (Shutterstock)

January 18, 2022

Artificial intelligence can discriminate on the basis of race and gender, and also age

Charlene Chu, University of Toronto; Kathleen Leslie, Athabasca University; Rune Nyrup, University of Cambridge, and Shehroz Khan, University of Toronto

Algorithms have been shown to discriminate on the basis of race and gender. Studying age-related discrimination is essential to develop more equitable AI systems and technologies.

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