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Maeve Bannister

EXPLAINED: Ai character helping dementia patients feel understood | Rare Historical Photos

Meet "Viv", an AI character who helps dementia patients feel understood and connected. (HANDOUT/UNIVERSITY OF NSW SYDNEY)

Viv is learning to deal with the disorienting symptoms that come with a dementia diagnosis, such as memory impacts, hallucinations, overstimulation and personality changes.

She is one of the 401,300 Australians living with dementia, as estimated by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare in 2022.

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