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About a year ago I built my first Caregiver Companion, an AI-based app that provides emotional and moral support to isolated caregivers, as well as information about available resources and logistical tips and tricks that are staples of the Caregiver life. I was a 24/7 caregiver for a number of years, and it can be a grueling, isolating, exhausting experience. Connecting with the right resources at the right time is next to impossible for many people in that situation. Using AI also gets past the hurdle of the convoluted information architectures that usually prevail on these “support“ websites and online resources. You just don’t have time to sit through 15 minutes of a video looking for one useful tidbit at the 15 minute mark, when the person you’re caring for is in the next room, and you’re busy listening for a loud thump, in case they fallen. Having an app like Caregiver Companion probably wouldn’t have made a difference for my partner of 32 years, who passed away a little over two years ago, but it certainly would’ve made a difference for me. It is impossible to overstate the amount of good that tools like this can do. The problem is, actually letting people know they exist. Especially in those extreme isolation situations which are all too common among caregivers.

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Spooky when it’s explained this way. Somehow they’re already companions. Custom GPTs definitely so. A creative collaborator is a digital companion of sorts, right? It always seems to want the last word for sure 🤣 but seriously - I don’t feel the need for that on a personal level. I see AI as a great resource and tool more than a companion on an intimate level.

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