I see AI not as a tool to be used in isolation but as part of a comprehensive plan to tackle situations at various levels," says Manuel Armayones.
Furthermore, the UOC researcher believes that AI has great potential to provide daily support in processes exacerbated by loneliness, by providing constant and personalized monitoring of people in situations of isolation, "but mainly as a tool that can be used by psychologists both to carry out much better assessments of patients' social, family and personal circumstances and to provide people in specific contexts with real-time information about resources, activities, training courses, etc." These recommendations would be very much tailored to each patient "and could offer barrier-free experiences fostering personal and physical interactions in their surroundings. I see AI not as a tool to be used in isolation but as part of a comprehensive plan to tackle situations at various levels," says Manuel Armayones.