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Alex Blake

Your next Apple Watch could have this massive AI health upgrade – and no new sensors are needed

A person looks at an Apple Watch on their wrist. The device is warning them that they have a high heart rate.
  • Future Apple Watch models might use AI to detect health issues
  • Apple believes this approach is more accurate than traditional sensors
  • But it raises questions over the privacy of your sensitive health data

There’s a lot of doom and gloom surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) these days, and it’s justified in many cases. But one area where AI can potentially make a hugely positive impact is in healthcare, and it looks like Apple is considering whether machine learning power can bolster health metrics in future Apple Watch models. There’s no guarantee it’ll make it into a finished product, but if it does, it could upend how you manage your wellbeing through the wearable.

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