Generative AI Webinar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzI9xjFMRsg About the Speaker:  Dr. Conroy is a Professor and the Bickner Chair in Kinesiology at the University of Michigan where he directs the new Roybal Center for Promoting Adherence to Behavior Change & Enhancing Cognitive Function. His research aims to help people do the ordinary behaviors that have an extraordinary impact on their health and wellbeing. Current projects focus on digitally-mediated interventions to promote fluid intake among patients with a history of kidney stones and physical activity among insufficiently-active young adults. His work is funded by the NIH, NSF, and PCORI. He is a past president of the Society of Behavioral Medicine and an emeritus professor at Penn State University. Lab website: https://motivation.kines.umich.edu/ Talk Abstract:  The Michigan Roybal Center aims to develop physical activity interventions for middle-age and older adults that engage validated mechanisms for…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wLqw42_kPg   Presentation 1: Integrating LLMs and Other AI Technologies in an Intelligent Cognitive Assistant for Word Retrieval Support for Older Adults with ADRD Speaker: Archna Bhatia, PhD, Research Scientist, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition Abstract: Occasional inability to retrieve words accompanies aging, even for healthy people, and especially for those with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD). This phenomenon tends to thrust people into social isolation, resulting in an increased rate of decline. In this webinar, we will discuss the development of an Intelligent Personalized Cognitive Assistant, MyWords!, an AI-enhanced application that provides real-time word retrieval support and personalized training for individuals with ADRD. The development of the MyWords! application, as part of a pilot project, involved participatory design and usability testing to develop the application collaboratively, informing the user interface as well…