Elderly Loneliness: Friction Keeps AI Companions Out of Reach
Over a third of elderly people suffer from chronic loneliness, yet AI companion solutions require smartphones and apps this demographic cannot or will not use. The phone call as interface eliminates all setup friction, but trust, adoption, and monetization through family buyers remain unsolved structural barriers.
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