Google has just announced, amid other things in a feature-length video, that Fitbit Labs will come with an AI-powered training coach. This is just one of many different ways AI is being incorporated into everyday activities at a rapid pace. Fitbit, acquired by Google in 2021, currently provides a plethora of fitness gadgets and wearables. The AI coach, powered by Google’s flagship AI Gemini, will analyze data and provide feedback.
Fitbit Labs turns to AI for managing your health
The Fitbit Labs program is being designed to help users track their health using AI. It will be available very soon if reports are to be believed, and Pixel owners will be given priority access. What this will do is use AI to analyze a Fitbit user’s health metrics. This means combining both LLMs and image generation models to provide a futuristic experience. The AI will go through and understand a user’s health history, even providing charts for the user. It will then use this data to coach the user, providing advice in a conversational manner.
All the way back in 2023 just before Google’s product launch event, James Park – co-founder of Fitbit – had this to say. “We’ve always talked about being able to help people connect different pieces of their health data together and get insights from it, so I think that’s the first step.” James Park and other co-founder Eric Friedman recently left Google, leading some to wonder whether they didn’t agree with the direction Google was taking it.
A strong push for AI in the medical domain is underway
It’s not just portable coaches AI is being used for when it comes to the healthcare industry. Ever since AI has gained public popularity, Google has been hard at work integrating it into healthcare. For example, people can now simply use Google Lens to photograph health conditions and get immediate answers on what they’re looking at. Google is also confident in its AI’s abilities to generate reports from 2D and 3D medical scans.
A personal coach on Fitbit trackers and smartwatches will greatly increase the allure of these products. Whatever this AI says isn’t to be taken as legal medical advice, of course. But this will really help a lot of people get the most out of their Google Fitbit wearables. This will also help people make changes to their lifestyle that really benefit their health. All without the need of a doctor.
2024-03-22 15:08:44