Gwangju Nam-gu Distributes 30 AI Speakers to Elderly Living Alone

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byeong-nae) announced on the 14th that it purchased AI speakers with 200 million KRW in national funds secured through last year's Ministry of Health and Welfare 'ICT Utilization Senior Health Management Service Pilot Project' contest and distributed 30 units to the homes of elderly living alone and physically weak residents in the district.

The AI speakers distributed this time are state-of-the-art devices that utilize Internet of Things (IOT)-based technology, enabling not only information search but also radio, music, companionship, weather, alarm, and emergency help call functions.

When calling 'Aria' through the speaker, a blue light turns on, and if there is something you are usually curious about or a service you need, you can use it through voice requests.

In particular, in case of an emergency crisis, shouting 'Aria save me' or 'Aria SOS' to the speaker immediately sends a help request message to the district health center and a security specialist company, allowing for urgent assistance.

Additionally, you can have conversations with Aria through the AI speaker, and during the conversation, it analyzes emotional keywords to monitor changes in the user's emotions such as happiness, loneliness, and depression.

Also, for the basic function of listening to songs, there is a favorite song list and collections of songs by popular singers, allowing users to listen to their desired songs. It also has functions to obtain information about weather and fortune and to request alarms for specific times.

Furthermore, it offers content services for dementia prevention such as controlling the mood light on/off for bedtime, listening to radio and news, and brain stimulation games like 'Brain Tok Tok.'

A Nam-gu official said, “In line with the ultra-aged society, we will do our best to protect the lives of vulnerable groups in the district by utilizing cutting-edge information and communication technology and to provide sustainable health management services to build a care environment where everyone can live safely and happily.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.