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Would you leave grandma at home with a companion robot?

Jan Worrell, 83, and her AI-powered companion robot named ElliQ interact throughout the day at her home on the Long Beach Peninsula. (Tom Banse/Northwest News Network)
Jan Worrell, 83, and her AI-powered companion robot named ElliQ interact throughout the day at her home on the Long Beach Peninsula. (Tom Banse/Northwest News Network)

Tom Banse of the Northwest News Network explains why families across the country are trusting A.I. technology to help look after their aging loved ones.

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