AI can be implemented in practically every aspect of our lives, for better or for worse. When it comes to the health industry, there could certainly be some major benefits. Dr. Hon Pak (SVP and Head of the Digital Health Team at Samsung Electronics MX Business) spoke to members of the Samsung Health Advisory Board and talked about how artificial intelligence can improve wearables (read the full review here).
Today, powerful artificial intelligence usually exists in larger devices. However, this has changed over the years. In the beginning, you needed extremely large models held on massive data servers for any kind of generative AI. However, nowadays it is possible for a smartphone to perform device AI using efficient models.
So AI achieves smaller form factors. This is important because the logical next step for AI is wearables. Imagine a generative AI assistant in a smartwatch. There’s no telling how this might enhance (or detract from) your experience.
Samsung is talking about AI and wearables
This isn’t an announcement that Samsung is working on bringing AI to its Galaxy watches. However, given the way AI is evolving, we shouldn’t be surprised if the company continues to do so.
During the interview Dr. Hon Pak asked one question: “What do you see as the future of health and what role does technology play in it, especially in combination with generative AI?”
In response, Professor Myung Jin Chung, director of the Samsung AI Research Center at Samsung Medical Center (SAIC), spoke about the importance of AI in sifting through and clarifying health data. We all know that smartwatches are great at collecting a lot of health data about us. Chung mentioned that AI can better help manage collected health data and help streamline the entire process.
One thing that Dr. Michael Bloom, MD, CEO and co-founder of medical analytics platform BeeKeeper AI, pointed out was that AI technology can be useful in taking data collected from smartwatches and better predicting certain health problems and diseases.
At this time, it is not recommended to use a smartwatch as a substitute for an actual doctor. Even if it’s powered by AI, it’s true. However, it’s possible that AI could help your smartwatch become a better early detection device.
This is just one example of how AI can be very useful to many people in many different ways.
