Instead of teaching older adults to use technology, Coti aims for technology to adapt to them. When a person installs this program, they play a brief cognitive game that starts easy and quickly becomes challenging. From there, the artificial intelligence adjusts the entire interface to their actual abilities. The result is an application with different levels of use that does not discriminate against a 90-year-old user who navigates Instagram better than anyone, nor against a 70-year-old who has never had access to reading.
The problem that Coti wants to solve goes beyond usability. In Spain, there are about six million older adults excluded from the digital world, and this exclusion has direct consequences on their health. "Belonging to a group is a basic need. If they do not feel useful, they feel dependent and excluded, life expectancy decreases", explains González-Adalid. In contrast to those who propose robots or artificial intelligence as companions, the founder is clear: "No one can replace a son, a daughter, or a grandchild. Technology must be a bridge for human connection."
To reach its users, Coti works through municipalities, day centers, and social workers, who recommend the app to those who struggle with WhatsApp or fear scams. The platform operates by invitation, with a private network where no outsiders can contact the user, something that particularly reassures families and healthcare professionals.
