Google aims to introduce AI-powered personal coach to help users stay in shape.
Google is developing a new Large Language Model (LLM) that will be trained on health features and act as a personal trainer for people using Fitbit devices. Google Gemini AI will be the backbone of this service and will be available to premium subscribers before it is released to everyone.
Google bought Fitbit to focus on building a wearable line, although the Pixel Watch and Watch 2 are available on the market these days.
Fitbit was mostly known for its health features and overall ecosystem that caters to various aspects of health. Google believes that a health-focused AI model can bring a new layer of wearable fitness to the equation, and the company is rapidly building tools to make an AI-powered personal trainer a reality.
AI tracking relies on user data to provide them with personalized and in-depth insights, which some of you might find invasive, while some would happily give Google access to that data. Google uses the Fitbit mobile app to link data tracking using Fitbit and Pixel devices, which may include Pixel smartphones.
The company even highlighted some of the health features Pixel and Fitbit users can expect from the AI model. You can allow the smartwatch to track your sleep routine, and after seeing the exact pattern, the AI model will lead you to the best possible exercise routine that can help you get better sleep quality.
It will be interesting to see Google evolve with their AI models and look at the absolute use cases, and it goes without saying that health could definitely use AI tools to improve and deliver accurate results quickly as well. Fitbit’s premium users will be offered these features in beta form, which could help Google develop a viable health wearable alternative to the Apple Watch in the market.
