Before my dad died from dementia, I built him a mock checkout platform to avoid huge purchases

Hanna Miller and Nikki Elbaz co-created ShieldCart, a platform that uses AI to simulate checkouts, after Miller's father developed dementia and made repeated online purchases. Miller's father, a biomathematics Ph.D. who worked in pharmaceuticals, would forget he had already ordered items, leading to piles of gifts he could not easily pay for. ShieldCart allows older users to shop without financial harm by providing a mock checkout experience. Miller and Elbaz aim to expand ShieldCart to help more families manage dementia-related challenges.

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