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Following breakthroughs in healthcare-related Generative AI, Fitbit and Google Research have teamed up to create an interactive chatbot. They announced it at the annual health event, The Check Up, on March 19th. To say chatbot is simplifying it, as they call it a Personal Health Large Language Model (LLM) instead. The model is capable of sending you actionable messages or guidance based on personal health and fitness goals.
Basically, what that tells me is that I can express how I’m feeling sluggish via text input. It would look at my sleep stages, activity levels, and heart rate, among other data, to recognize a pattern and tell me why I’m feeling that way. It’s exciting, considering that you have all that Fitbit data in your face and it’s overwhelming sometimes.
Now, you have something you didn’t before — context. Yes, you’re feeling sluggish or sleepy often, but what should you do about it? Google’s LLM will provide you with those answers.
Fitbit’s new Chatbot is based on Gemini
Google says its LLM model uses Gemini as the underlying model. So, it isn’t starting from scratch like others—the open-source Grok-1 AI, for example. The model is also de-identified. Though it may collect and analyze information about you, it won’t reveal your identity.
The LLM also learns through data from individuals with various health backgrounds. Also, it uses high-quality research case studies, making it qualified to give you health suggestions. Still, it’s not a doctor — or even a real person. So, you don’t want to skip those regular consultation visits to catch undetected problems.
No word on the Fitbit’s Chatbot release date
Google doesn’t say when the new chatbot will hit the Fitbit app, but you should expect it later this year. The feature will first arrive for Premium subscribers in the Fitbit Labs program, so availability will be limited. But it’s not coming alone. Other innovations will accompany it in the healthcare field.
The tech giant is improving another AI-powered feature we saw last year. You can also search for skin conditions with Google Lens. They are expanding its reach to over 150 countries. YouTube is also making accessing helpful health videos in different languages easier. Its Aloud tool now translates and adds new voices instantly to videos so that more people can understand them.
