Apple Quietly Working on AI Agent to "Replica" a Human Doctor
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Apple is reportedly working on Project Mulberry, an AI doctor service intended to revamp its basic Health app. This initiative includes features like personalized health recommendations and nutrition tracking, leveraging data from user devices such as iPhones and Apple Watches. The AI agent aims to replicate some functions of a real doctor, helping with workout analysis through camera integration. However, skepticism surrounds its implementation due to previous challenges Apple faced with AI technology and the risks of misinformation.
The initiative, dubbed Project Mulberry or "Health+", aims to transform Apple's Health app into a more robust health-support tool using an AI doctor.
The AI agent, intended to function with a degree of autonomy, will offer personalized health recommendations based on user health data gathered from devices.
In an ambitious move, Apple plans to integrate features like food tracking and workout analysis through its AI, despite previous failures in AI endeavors.
Concerns about misinformation in AI applications persist, especially given Apple’s past struggles with their AI technology, raising stakes for the AI doctor initiative.
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