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Health·P Space·Evidence-backed problem·Published 2026-09-02

A strategic pathway for the ethical development of AI tools in dementia care

Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly entering dementia clinical practice, offering opportunities across the care continuum. However, cognitive decline creates a unique ethical challenge. This perspective article proposes a strategy to ensure the responsible development and deployment of AI tools for dementia. An interdisciplinary workgroup of the Alzheimer's Association Innovation Roundtable synthesized ethical frameworks, regulatory standards, and empirical evidence to generate expert consensus. The result i…

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A strategic pathway for the ethical development of AI tools in dementia care

Number of times an aggregated AI governance principle was cited in 200 AI ethics guidelines worldwide by Authors of the study: Nicholas Kluge Corrêa Camila Galvão James William Santos Carolina Del Pino Edson Pontes Pinto Camila Barbosa Diogo Massmann Rodrigo Mambrini Luiza Galvão Edmund Terem Nythamar de Oliveira. CC BY 4.0 · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

The quick read

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly entering dementia clinical practice, offering opportunities across the care continuum. However, cognitive decline creates a unique ethical challenge.

This perspective article proposes a strategy to ensure the responsible development and deployment of AI tools for dementia. Operationalizing ethics throughout the AI lifecycle can ensure that innovation advances autonomy, equity, and safety for people living with dementia.

Main points
  • Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly entering dementia clinical practice, offering opportunities across the care continuum.
  • However, cognitive decline creates a unique ethical challenge.
  • This perspective article proposes a strategy to ensure the responsible development and deployment of AI tools for dementia.
Problem

A strategic pathway for the ethical development of AI tools in dementia care: Because responsible progress requires both safety and timely innovation, ethical evaluation must balance the risks of premature deployment against those of harmful delay.

The rundown

This perspective article proposes a strategy to ensure the responsible development and deployment of AI tools for dementia. An interdisciplinary workgroup of the Alzheimer's Association Innovation Roundtable synthesized ethical frameworks, regulatory standards, and empirical evidence to generate expert consensus.

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