Apple launches AI-powered health and fitness coaching service that uses data from the best Apple Watch to make suggestions to improve sleep, adjust eating habits and create exercise programs tailored to stats It is said to be working.
The new coaching service is temporarily codenamed Quartz, according to Bloomberg and industry analyst Marc Garman. (opens in new tab) it is said to be only in its early stages and won’t appear on the wrist until 2024. As such, it’s unlikely to show up at Apple’s WWDC 2023 conference in June.
The service will reportedly require a separate subscription, like other Apple services such as Apple Fitness Plus. Your AI interface will likely interact with Fitness Plus, and based on your current training, sleep, and recovery metrics, the AI will likely recommend specific Apple Fitness Plus workouts.
For example, if you do a lot of running, the AI might recommend yoga instead of running. So we see a surge in “master subscriptions” to both health-based services in the pipeline. However, this is all speculation.
The bottom line is that when the AI works well, it learns how to better adjust its training program based on its training history. The longer Quartz uses your data to recommend workouts, the less likely you are to switch to a competitive product.
The report also says AI is or could be used to “track emotions”.
(Image credit: Future) Analytics: Not a new idea, but I’m worried about AI’s fitness Getting recommended workouts on your watch is not a new idea. The best Garmin watches have been doing it for years and they do it very well. However, Garmin’s recommended workouts are based on the Firstbeat Analytics algorithm. It’s sophisticated, but it’s not artificial intelligence, and it can’t “learn” that way. just interpret the data.
I’ve written about this before, but I’m very hesitant to follow fitness advice from AI services. Amazfit is trying a fitness-focused approach with ChatGPT, which I think is a dangerous idea. AI collecting data from users and providing fitness advice without the oversight of a health professional should be cause for concern.
What happens when AI recommends potentially dangerous exercise or harmful dietary choices? Can it cover everyone’s needs? If Apple considers this as a potential feature or subscription service, it needs to be considered very carefully.
The other oddity for me is the note on “Emotion Tracking”. Amazon tried something similar with the tone feature on Amazon Halo devices. It tracks your voice and interprets your mood. Will Apple feature something similar? Time will tell.
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