Autonomy for Older Adult-Agent Interaction

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.12767v1
• Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2025 03:46:13 GMT
• Title: Autonomy for Older Adult-Agent Interaction
• Authors: Jiaxin An,
• Abstract summary: As the global population ages, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered agents have emerged as potential tools to support older adults' caregiving.<n>This paper examines four key dimensions of autonomy for older adults: decision-making autonomy, goal-oriented autonomy, control autonomy, and social responsibility autonomy.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: As the global population ages, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered agents have emerged as potential tools to support older adults' caregiving. Prior research has explored agent autonomy by identifying key interaction stages in task processes and defining the agent's role at each stage. However, ensuring that agents align with older adults' autonomy preferences remains a critical challenge. Drawing on interdisciplinary conceptualizations of autonomy, this paper examines four key dimensions of autonomy for older adults: decision-making autonomy, goal-oriented autonomy, control autonomy, and social responsibility autonomy. This paper then proposes the following research directions: (1) Addressing social responsibility autonomy, which concerns the ethical and social implications of agent use in communal settings; (2) Operationalizing agent autonomy from the task perspective; and (3) Developing autonomy measures.

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