{"id":7152,"date":"2026-06-24T08:32:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T15:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorespeak.com\/blog\/?p=7152"},"modified":"2026-06-24T15:08:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:08:30","slug":"for-seniors-todays-tech-shift-is-less-about-ai-and-more-about-intelligent-assistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorespeak.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/for-seniors-todays-tech-shift-is-less-about-ai-and-more-about-intelligent-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"For Seniors, Today\u2019s Tech Shift is Less About AI and More About Intelligent Assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7152\" class=\"elementor elementor-7152\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-015d15a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"015d15a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bec8a3\" data-id=\"9bec8a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d664f97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d664f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">As seen in the Marin Independant Journal on June 23, 2026.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28758b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28758b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb4fa23\" data-id=\"fb4fa23\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d60b5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d60b5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">&#8220;Major inventions like the ATM and the internet took decades to fully weave into the fabric of society, and along the way, technology naysayers were quick to dismiss the evolution taking place. 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