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I have Alzheimer’s – and I use AI to work

Article no. 54 · October 15, 2026

I have Alzheimer’s. That brings challenges, not least with memory. But these days I have a number of colleagues who never need a holiday, never ask for a salary and can even work around the clock. They are not always reliable, though. My colleagues are various AI services and agents. AI can be a useful tool for people with Alzheimer’s There is a lot of talk about AI in healthcare, including its use in detecting diseases and developing medicines. Much less is said about how we patients can use the technology ourselves. There are opportunities here. AI can explain medical terms, summarise research papers, find information, help write letters and, not least, help prepare for medical appointments. It can also support memory by keeping track of earlier discussions and summarising things you have forgotten. I use AI every day to discuss Alzheimer’s research. I can ask questions about a new study, request a critical review and then keep the discussion going until I feel I understand what the researchers have actually found. The lovely thing is that you can ask about the same thing several times. AI does not get irritated or tired. It can, however, give the wrong answer. And it can do so with a confidence that would make a poorly informed expert envious. My own AI editorial team To build and run this site, dellby.info, I use (at the moment) five different AI services. I try to make the most of their different strengths while keeping costs reasonable. The text breaks here — the rest appears when the reader clicks “More information” Lovable – the website’s master builder https://lovable.dev Lovable is a Swedish company whose AI service can build websites and applications. It does not just explain how to do it; it actually builds a real, working site. I describe what I want, how the website should look and what features it should include (so-called vibe coding). Lovable takes care of the code. If it does not turn out well, we try again. This means I can develop the website without spending time writing code. I make the decisions, Lovable does the building. Sometimes things go wrong, and then we have to fix them. For a finished website, the monthly cost is low. ChatGPT Plus – my most important colleague https://chatgpt.com This is where I discuss article ideas, look for research findings, work on texts and request illustrations. One particularly important feature is its memory. ChatGPT remembers much of our earlier work and can often pick up on old discussions. For me, as someone who sometimes forgets what we have already covered, the memory feature is essential. That does not mean ChatGPT always remembers correctly. But it helps me keep the work on track. I pay a fixed and fairly low monthly fee for Plus (SEK 220) Gemini – the research assistant https://gemini.google.com Gemini is Google’s AI service. I use the free version to find information and analyse research papers. Like ChatGPT, it can search, write and gather information. But searching is probably what it does best. DeepSeek – a Chinese reviewer https://chat.deepseek.com DeepSeek is a free Chinese AI service that I use to get a second opinion on texts and reasoning. For example, I can have ChatGPT write a draft and then ask DeepSeek to look for errors, questionable conclusions and gaps in the logic. Sometimes this works surprisingly well. DeepSeek is a Chinese company and states in its privacy policy that users’ data is processed and stored in China. This means a different legal framework applies than within the EU. I would therefore not recommend giving DeepSeek personal identity numbers, medical records or other sensitive personal information. For ordinary text reviews, DeepSeek can still be useful. Manus Pro – for complicated tasks https://manus.im Manus is an AI agent that can carry out extensive tasks without ongoing supervision. In the way it works, it is rather like Lovable. I keep it in reserve for when I need, for example, to collect and process a large number of research papers or organise information into tables. Manus also has Chinese roots and later became the subject of a widely reported dispute between the Chinese authorities and the American company Meta. The company’s background and changes in ownership make me feel that we should be careful with sensitive information here too, but it is an advanced AI service. Who actually writes dellby.info? That is a fair question. I choose the topics, set the direction, discuss the content and decide what gets published. AI helps me with research, fact-checking, wording and images. This division of labour is similar to the way I worked as a head of communications, except that my colleagues are now computer programs. Another difference is that I have to be especially vigilant. AI can invent references, misinterpret scientific findings and sometimes exaggerate the significance of a study. This is particularly troublesome in Alzheimer’s research. The gap between promising laboratory results and a treatment that actually helps patients is often very wide. Nor is agreement between several AI services any proof that they are right. Can AI help more people with Alzheimer’s? Yes, I believe it can. But of course, its usefulness depends on how far the disease has progressed and how comfortable you are with the technology. You do not need to build a website to benefit from AI. It may be enough to get help understanding a letter from a healthcare provider, putting a question into words or remembering what you have discussed before, not least with your family doctor. For me, AI has become a way to keep using the knowledge and experience I have gained over a long working life. I know that Alzheimer’s will make the work harder over time. I do not know how long I can keep going. But right now, it works. I lead the work, AI does much of the heavy lifting, and the results are published on dellby.info. That is not bad at all. And perhaps this is precisely where AI can make a real difference for those of us with Alzheimer’s: not by treating the disease, but by helping us carry on doing things we still want to do and are still able to do. ## Create article Cancel