Sam Altman, Arianna Huffington launch personalised AI health coach
Sam Altman and Arianna Huffington, author and founder of behaviour tech company Thrive Global, have launched a customised, hyper-personalised AI health coach, Thrive AI Health, to improve daily habits and chronic health issues.
Thrive AI Health will be available as a mobile app and will be integrated with Thrive Global's enterprise products. The company will train the model through peer-reviewed science, along with personal biometric and medical data that a user shares with the company.
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Altman and Huffington, in an online post, said that everyday behaviour contributes highly to curing chronic diseases, that warrant a majority of the US' annual health care spend.
For instance, a person with diabetes will be reminded by the AI coach to take medication on time. It will suggest meal options, or short exercises that can be done. The post goes on to say that currently, most recommendations suggested by the portal may be generic.
«Since chronic diseases—like diabetes and cardiovascular disease—are distributed unequally across demographics, a hyper-personalized AI health coach would help make
