Google is bringing the power of artificial intelligence to your wrist, with a new experimental feature that aims to make sense of your Fitbit data. Fitbit Labs, a new initiative within the Fitbit app, is introducing “Insights Explorer,” an AI-powered chatbot that can answer your questions about sleep, activity, and heart health.
This feature, rolling out to select Fitbit Premium users, leverages Google’s Gemini language models to interpret your health metrics and provide personalized insights. Instead of sifting through charts and graphs, you can simply ask the chatbot questions like, “What was my best resting heart rate last month?” or “How has my sleep been lately?”
AI-Powered Health Insights
Insights Explorer goes beyond simple data retrieval by generating charts and infographics to illustrate trends and connections within your health data. For instance, you could ask about the relationship between sleep and heart rate variability and receive a visual representation of the correlation.
Fitbit Labs is designed as an experimental platform, allowing Google to test and refine how large language models perform in the context of health and wellness. The company emphasizes that Insights Explorer is not intended for diagnosis, but rather to help users better understand their health data and make informed decisions about their well-being.
Privacy Considerations
To use Insights Explorer, your Fitbit data is processed in the cloud, meaning information is sent to external servers. Google assures users that this data will not be used for advertising purposes and will be encrypted to the same degree as data in its other apps. Participation in Fitbit Labs is opt-in, and users can leave the program at any time.
The Rise of AI in Health and Wellness
The introduction of Fitbit Labs reflects a growing trend of tech companies integrating AI into health and wellness applications. Oura, Samsung, and Apple are also exploring AI-powered health coaching and insights, signaling a shift towards more personalized and proactive health management.
