Apple has only recently begun to publicly discuss generative AI. Although it doesn’t currently use active chatbots like ChatGPT, AI has long been working behind the scenes across the company’s most popular products, including the Apple Watch.
When you receive a notification on your Apple Watch, whether it’s a gentle reminder to breathe, a reminder to stand up, or a warning about a noisy environment that can harm your hearing, these alerts are powered by AI algorithms and machines. Process data powered and structured by learning. – Inside the sensor. What you get is an Apple Watch that provides people with valuable insights into their health and fitness, as well as wellness tips throughout the day.
Apple uses a number of sensors on the Watch that allow it to collect data about your personal health. Apple uses this data to train machine learning and AI models and processes that information in various ways to create the Apple Watch user experience. Remember that AI includes many implementations, from simple algorithms and machine learning to the generative AI behind services like ChatGPT and Dall-E.
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While Apple is rumored to be introducing a series of new generative AI features to the iPhone, what innovative features will be included in the Apple Watch X, which is rumored to be celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2014? There aren’t many rumors about it. Only Apple knows that. What’s next for Apple Watch and WatchOS? But he doesn’t have to wait until September to try out AI on his watch. Here are some of our favorite AI-based features of the new Apple Watch that are worth checking out right now.
double tap
If you have an Apple Watch Series 9 or Watch Ultra 2, you may have tried the double tap feature. Introduced last fall, this gesture lets you interact with your Apple Watch without physically touching the screen. With just two taps of your index finger and thumb at the same time, you can trigger a variety of functions, including answering or ending calls, snoozing alarms, and even taking photos.
The new S9 chip and machine learning detect subtle movements and changes in blood flow when people tap their fingers together. The watch will then activate the relevant functions. To be fair, similar gestures are also available on Apple Watch 4 and later, and function as an accessibility feature known as Assistive Touch.
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native sleep tracking
Apple Watch employs AI algorithms to identify your movements and determine when you’re asleep (if you’re wearing a smartwatch). Throughout the night, Apple Watch collects information from various sensors, including data about wrist movements and heart rate variability, which is processed by machine learning algorithms on the device. What is their mission? Analyze complex patterns and differentiate between different sleep stages such as REM sleep, core sleep, deep sleep, and wakefulness. AI plays a key role in interpreting these complex patterns and ensuring accurate classification.
Fall detection
Apple Watch’s AI recognizes when the wearer has suddenly fallen and prompts emergency services to be called if necessary. The device considers factors such as impact force and wrist movement to determine if a fall has occurred.
ECG function of Apple Watch.
The Apple Watch relies on an accelerometer to detect speed and a gyroscope to detect Earth’s gravity. With the help of AI algorithms, these tools recognize severe falls and display an alert on the watch face asking if you want to call emergency services, among other fall detection responses.
Irregular heartbeat detection
Another major health feature also relies on AI to function accurately. With the help of sensors, Apple Watch can check for abnormal heart rhythms or atrial fibrillation (AFib), a leading cause of stroke. Apple Watch Series 6 and later can collect data from the electrical heart rate sensor and continuously analyze that information. For example, when AI detects anomalies that match AFib, it triggers alerts such as irregular rhythm notifications.
According to Apple, the Irregular Rhythm feature on Apple Watch can check your heart rhythm in the background and send you a notification if it identifies an irregular heart rhythm that might be atrial fibrillation. AFib is often asymptomatic, so many people with AFib may not know they have AFib.
Apple Watch heading into the future
Apple has invested heavily in the health and wellness category to promote the Apple Watch as a health tracker. With all the hype surrounding generative AI, we can expect future Apple Watches to offer more AI-powered tools related to health and wellness.
Apple is developing an AI-based health coaching program that uses data collected by smartwatches to provide more personalized advice about people’s health, Bloomberg reports.
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