Tomiji Suzuki has developed 11 free iPhone apps to help Japan's ageing population and describes generative AI chatbot as 'great teacher'.
Tomiji Suzuki has developed 11 free iPhone apps to help Japan's ageing population and describes generative AI chatbot as "great teacher".This picture taken on February 25, 2024 shows app developer Tomoji Suzuki atteding a workshop in Tokyo. / Photo: AFP
"These kinds of things happen to the elderly," he laughed, telling the AFP news agency that his age has been an advantage when coming up with ideas for the programmes. Suzuki used to work at a trading house but developed an interest in computing in later life, taking a programming course in the early 2010s."When I discovered I could develop apps myself — and if I do, Apple will market them worldwide, just like that — it felt like a great idea."To help him make the app"Outing Prep Voice Slide Show", released in April, Suzuki asked around 1,000 coding-related questions to ChatGPT.
When Suzuki had hernia surgery two years ago, the nurses would ask him how many times he had passed urine. He uses a mouth-muscle strengthening app created by Suzuki called"A-I-U-Be Exercise" after the sounds the user is prompted to make.
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