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A Grand Challenge for Psychology: Reducing the Age-related Digital Divide
Neil Charness1, Walter R Boot1
1Florida State University.
Abstract:
World-wide population aging and rapid diffusion of digital technology have converged to produce an age-related digital divide in technology adoption, as seen in use of the internet and ownership of smartphones. Given the centrality of these technologies for full participation in modern society, reducing that gap is an important challenge for psychologists. We outline more and less malleable factors associated with technology adoption. We argue that interventions that can change both the aging user and the design of products will be necessary. Adaptive technology systems that incorporate artificial intelligence and extended reality represent promising new approaches to reducing the age-related digital divide.
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