Gurman: Apple plans to turn the "health" app into an AI coach, nutritionist, and personal doctor
Updated on: 03-0-0 0:0:0

IT Home 30 month 0 news, Gurman broke the news in today's "Power On" newsletter that Apple plans to expand the health app into a smart health assistant, continue to collect data provided by user devices (IT home note: such as iPhone, Apple Watch, headphones and third-party products), and through AI coaches based on these dataPersonalized health improvement recommendations

It's worth mentioning that Apple CEO Tim Cook has always insisted that at the end of the day, the company's greatest contribution to society will beIn the field of healthcare

▲ Apple's current "Health" app

Currently, apples are taking advantage of itData from in-house doctorsto train the AI assistant, while planning to bring in external experts, involvesSleep, Nutrition, Physical Therapy, Mental Health, and Cardiologyand other fields to produce health-related educational videos. These videos will help users understandCertain health problems and provide advice on lifestyle improvements。 For example, when a Health app detects an abnormal heart rate in a user, it may appear for a whileExplainer video on the risk of heart disease

To this end, Apple will build a new facility near Oakland, California,For doctors to shoot video content。 The company is still looking for oneWell-known doctorsHost of a new service that is currently tentatively called "Health+" within Apple.

Food tracking will be an important part of the new app, an area that Apple hasn't done much before, although current health apps already allow users to record information such as carbohydrates and caffeine, and AI assistants will also help usersBetter use of nutrition-related functions

Apple is also working on new features that take advantage of the device's camera, such as using the back camera of the iPhone to analyze the user's workouts and suggest improvements. In the future, this feature may be combined with other Apple services.

The project is a priority for Sumbul Desai, a physician who has led Apple's health team for many years and Apple's chief operating officer, Jeff Williams, is deeply involved. Currently, the Apple Health team "Almost all the energyDesai also wanted to avoid the team's past failures in medical applications.