- Future Apple Watch models may be using AI to detect health issues
- Apple believes this approach is more accurate than traditional sensors
- But it raises questions about privacy for your sensitive health data
There is a lot of downfall and gloom about artificial intelligence (AI) these days, and it is justified in many cases. But an area where AI can potentially have a huge positive impact is in the health care system, and it seems that Apple is considering whether machine learning power can strengthen health meals in future Apple Watch models. There is no guarantee that it will make it a finished product, but if it does, it can increase how to control your well -being through the laptop.
This idea comes from a recent research document published by Apple’s Machine Learning Research Arm. The company states that a new AI model trained on the Apple Watch behavior data is able to predict a wide range of health disorders. Impressively, Apple claims that the model is capable of detecting these conditions more accurately than the sensors, which you will typically find in many of the best smartwatches today.
While traditional wrist-based health analysis works by scanning real-time data that is directly delivered to those of your portable sensors, the AI model is instead able to spot patterns in the way you train, move and sleep. It then uses this information to identify any problems with your well -being.
Apple says its AI model – called the laptop model or WBM – is particularly good at recognizing the signs of pregnancy where it achieved up to 92% accuracy when combined with biometric data.
The model was also a strong artist when it came to determining static health states – as if you are taking beta blockers – and short -term health conditions such as sleep quality.
Potential controversy in front
AI models have generated a lot of controversy about the ways they are trained, with journalists, artists and more argue that their works have been used without the permission of AI companies. How does Apple’s reputation for waterproof privacy checks square with this concern when it comes to the Apple Watch’s AI model?
Well, the model’s training data apparently came from Apple’s Heart and Movement Survey, with 160,000 participants voluntarily sharing their health data through iPhones and Apple Watches. Over 2.5 billion hours of data were used to shape the model and it was tested across 57 different health -related tasks.
There are still significant concerns about privacy over the combination of AI and health analysis, such as when it comes to pregnancy data. With reproduction rights that are rolled back in many places, the idea of this kind of information that is led to an opaque AI algorithm – even one produced by the Privacy Champion Apple – will be an unpleasant view of many.
It also comes at a time when US health and human services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised to “make America healthy” by encouraging any American to own a laptop within four years. How will AI appear in such a plan? We don’t know for sure, but if Apple’s AI comes into the Apple Watch, we could find out soon.
