Google's Fitbit AI Health Coach Gains Access to Medical Records for Personalized Advice
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Robert Hart
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Summary
Google is enabling Fitbit's AI health coach to access users' medical records including lab results, medications, and visit history to provide more personalized health advice. Starting next month in preview for US users, this feature follows similar moves by Amazon, OpenAI, and Microsoft in the health AI space. Google emphasizes the AI cannot diagnose, treat, or monitor conditions, but can use medical data to offer better lifestyle recommendations. The move represents a significant expansion of AI's role in personal health management while raising privacy questions about sharing sensitive medical data with tech companies.
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Starting next month in preview, US Fitbit users will be able to link their medical records to the Fitbit app
That medical data — such as lab results, medications, and visit history — will, alongside w
Google says Fitbit's AI coach can use data like lab tests and medications to provide better advice, but warned it can't diagnose, treat, or monitor conditions
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