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Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Apple is building an AI doctor, report claims
Apple is planning to build an AI doctor that could live inside your phone, according to a new report. The plan, named 'Project Mulberry', is an attempt to build an AI agent that could replicate a real doctor, according to a report from Bloomberg. The system is being trained by real doctors so that it could use artificial intelligence to give the kind of advice they would give, it said. That would come as part of a broader revamp of the iPhone's Health app, perhaps with a paid-for subscription service known as Health+. Apple has already integrated AI into other parts of its ecosystem, under the Apple Intelligence branding, though that plan has recently run into problems. Other health platforms have also used AI to offer hints, such as Garmin, which recently provoked some outrage by launching a new artificially intelligent subscription service that offers advice to users. Apple's system appears to take the vast amount of health data that is already gathered by its products and services, particularly the Apple Watch. But it will then use AI to analyse that information and offer the kind of guidance a doctor might, the report claimed. But it might also include other data that has not been a central part of Apple's offering so far. That might include food tracking, for instance. Apple chief executive Tim Cook has said that he hopes that Apple's biggest contribution to society will be in health. As such, it has built a range of tools intended at improving the wellbeing of its users: not only major products such as the Apple Watch, but smaller software updates such as new hearing tools.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Apple reportedly revamping Health app to add an AI coach
Apple is developing a new version of its Health app that includes an AI coach that can advise users on how to get healthier, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Gurman first reported that something like this was in the works back in 2023, but now he says development is moving ahead, with the new features potentially coming as soon as spring or summer of 2026, with the release of iOS 19.4. The AI coach's advice would be based on data from across users' medical devices, and would reportedly include food tracking. The coach is currently being trained on data from staff physicians, with Apple looking to bring in additional doctors to record health-related videos. According to Gurman, this new service is tentatively called Health+.
Yahoo
30-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Apple is said to be developing a revamped Health app with a built-in AI doctor
An AI overhaul may be on the horizon for Apple's Health app. In the Power On newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Apple is working on a much more comprehensive version of its Health app under the code name Project Mulberry, with plans to integrate an AI agent that would somewhat 'replicate' a doctor and act as a personal health coach. In addition to making lifestyle recommendations based on users' health data, the app will reportedly include educational videos from real doctors about an array of health topics. The Health app will also put a new emphasis on food tracking, and may even offer form correction tips for workouts using the device's camera, Gurman reports. The service, unofficially being referred to as Health+, could arrive with iOS 19.4, which Gurman says is expected to be released next spring or summer. In the meantime, Apple reportedly has doctors on staff whose data is being used to train the AI agent, and it's planning to open a studio near Oakland, California where they can film content. Don't be surprised if Health+ arrives with a celebrity doctor on board, too — according to Gurman, Apple is on the hunt for a 'major doctor personality' to be the face of the service.
