In its push to make ChatGPT a “personal super assistant” and stay ahead of rivals, OpenAI is developing new features that aim to turn the chatbot into a personal health hub.
One feature would let people use ChatGPT to analyze data contained in their personal health apps and wearable devices, such as an Oura ring, Apple Watch or Whoop bracelet, according to two people who have seen designs for the feature. The new health hub could appear as a tab in ChatGPT alongside those for images or apps, one of them said. (Update: After The Information requested a comment from OpenAI about the unannounced initiative, the company published a blog post about it.)
The Takeaway
- OpenAI developing ChatGPT features that analyze wearable data for personalized health suggestions.
- OpenAI says more than 40 million people use ChatGPT for health purposes daily.
- People also use the chatbot to help diagnose illnesses and handle issues involving medical insurance claims.
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Armed with such information, the chatbot could proactively suggest personalized workout routines or other changes people can make to improve their metrics involving sleep, glucose or other health indicators, these people said.
The move puts OpenAI in good company, as almost every major technology firm has tried its hand in creating personal health features and devices, with mixed success.
Perhaps the most prominent example is Apple Health, an iPhone app that brings together data about a customer’s daily step count and other information, such as sleep data from devices, heart-rate trends from a smartwatch, menstrual-cycle tracking, and lab results from connected providers. It consolidates those readings into one place but doesn’t interpret the data with AI the way ChatGPT does.
Red the full story: OpenAI Preps Personal Health Features in ChatGPT (TheInformation)
and: Google’s Chatbot Health Move Can’t Be Far Behind OpenAI’s (The Information)