AI Companions: What's Next? Bridging the Technology Gap
AI Companions: What's Next? Bridging the Technology Gap
Amara founder Philipp Hartz and Dr. Oliver Kemmann on why AI companions can finally make technology work for the people it was never built for, and what comes next for voice-first AI.
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Track: World of AI & Future of Tech
Language: German
Most technology is built for people who grew up with it. Everyone else is expected to catch up. For millions of older adults, that gap decides who stays connected and who quietly falls behind.
In this fireside chat, Philipp Hartz, founder of Amara, the AI companion for the second half of life, and Dr. Oliver Kemmann, expert in innovation and digital transformation, discuss why voice-first AI changes the equation. When technology listens and speaks, there is nothing left to learn. No menus, no manuals, no fear of pressing the wrong button.
They explore what AI companions can already do today, where the category is heading, and what it takes to build technology for people who were never supposed to use it.
- Why the technology gap is a design problem, not an age problem
- How voice-first AI removes the learning curve that keeps older adults offline
- What AI companions can do today, and where the category goes next
- What building for the second half of life teaches about building for everyone
