The Use of AI in the Elderly Care Industry in China

Abstract

The population aging in China has deepened rapidly in recent years. The most critical factor affecting elderly care is the labor problem with the population aging. Lack of labor poses a severe challenge to government governance. The overall labor force is insufficient, rural labor flows to cities, and the elderly become “intellectual blindness” to a certain extent, making the government face difficulties in population policy, Rural Revitalization, and data application. “Artificial intelligence” is closely related to human social life. The emergence of new things such as AI robots, AI terminals, and AI intelligent networks profoundly affects our daily lives. In such a background, intelligent elderly care entered the public view and attracted attention from all walks of life. Applying artificial intelligence to the elderly care industry can alleviate the shortage of elderly service human resources. The Chinese government is expected to encourage the R&D of artificial intelligence in elderly care services and build an artificial intelligence network to make the application of artificial intelligence in the elderly care industry more rapid and sustainable.