Talks & international exchange
What Makes Digital Coaching Meaningful in Everyday Life?
At CDHI, Park connected AI and digital coaching with trust, dignity, and the realities of aging.
Original LinkedIn post:
Published on ELARA:
Intelligent systems also need to make sense to the people using them. Chorong Park explored that challenge in a June 1, 2026, keynote through the Centre for Digital Health Interventions, later sharing a reflection on August 19. [1][2]
Drawing on ELARA's work in socially assistive robots, voice interaction, and technology for aging, Park asked how adaptive systems could be trustworthy, usable, and emotionally meaningful. Digital coaching offered a way to connect those design questions with everyday health and care. [1][2]
The discussion brought personalization into conversation with dignity and technology acceptance. Park's reflection points to an important distinction: tailoring a system is not only a technical exercise; it also means understanding whether that support fits someone's life. [1][2]
She thanked Tobias Kowatsch, Rasita Vinay, Felix Moser, and the CDHI team for the exchange. Questions about moving promising technologies into real care settings remained a central part of the conversation. [1]
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Adapted from Chorong Park's LinkedIn post. LinkedIn images are presented in their original order.