The American Dream once came with an actual finish line. Today, retirement is less of a life stage and more of a fairy tale parents tell their kids to help them sleep at night.

The way families search for senior living communities is undergoing one of the biggest transformations in digital marketing.

Understanding how artificial intelligence tools affect older adults is the goal behind a recently introduced bipartisan bill that calls for launching a $2 million federal research initiative.

In practice, AI is not overcoming bias: it’s accelerating it. Research has shown that AI discriminates against women and parents and has racial bias. And now my latest study has shown AI bias extends to age, too.

Learn AI so I can eventually go away. That's the mindset for many Gen Xers and Baby Boomers who are learning AI to hang onto their jobs long enough to retire. BI's Amanda Hoover spoke to elder Americans about how they're getting a crash course in AI as they race toward retirement.

Forget the golf course, older Americans are spending their retirements tinkering with apps and talking to AI

Technology is a bridge that connects seniors to their grandkids, doctors, and communities. But as Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes more advanced, it has also given scammers new ways to be clever. Understanding these threats isn’t about living in fear—it’s about staying empowered and protected.

Demographic reality is the one trend you cannot disrupt, downsize, or delay.

Artificial intelligence offers many opportunities to improve home care such as reducing unnecessary documentation. But rolling it out requires clear communication with staff and patients, along with proper guardrails.

Many readers were horrified by the idea of robots helping older adults — but not all.

And why you should hire them to survive in a world of chaos.

Scam avoidance, pill reminders and much more

Gen Z might seem like more obvious candidates for tech jobs, but older workers have the experience to ask important questions

Long before ChatGPT became a household name, Susan Gonzales knew artificial intelligence was going to change how we live. More than a decade ago, the Mill Valley-based Gonzales first heard about artificial intelligence - now more commonly referred to as AI - while working at Meta in the Bay Area. She found the new-toher technology intriguing, but also confusing for those not working in tech.

‘It’s pure joy at this point. I think these kids will be in my life forever.’

The world is aging, and with this demographic shift comes a surge of innovation aimed at making those golden years healthier, happier, and more independent. The AgeTech market, projected to reach a staggering $2 trillion in the coming years, is no longer a niche – it's a burgeoning industry poised to redefine how we experience aging. As we look towards 2025, several key trends are taking center stage, promising to revolutionize senior care and empower older adults in unprecedented ways.

Producers cloned the voice of Alain Dorval, who provided Sylvester Stallone’s French-language dialogue for five decades

The company behind the scam-baiting granny said the AI technology can keep scammers on the phone for 40 minutes at a time, keeping them away from real people.