Medical Xpress January 12, 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used to identify older adults for services, support people between visits, and guide referrals and care pathways. Yet much AI governance still emphasizes algorithms and infrastructure rather than what older adults and caregivers actually experience—especially in moments of vulnerability.
A Special Article in The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry led by Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine clinician-researcher Helen H. Kyomen, MD, MS, offers a new, geriatric psychiatry–led “Humane Intelligence” framework to help clinicians and health systems augment older-adult care with AI in ways that are safe, fair, and deeply human.
Humane Intelligence is a patient-centered, ethically attuned, clinically grounded relational framework for designing, evaluating, and monitoring AI in older-adult care. It rests...
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