From AI-powered fitness tracking to stress management tools, smart technology is taking off in
Written by: Pippa Thackeray
Updated: February 26, 2025
Written by: Pippa Thackeray | Updated: February 26, 2025
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AI is increasingly used in wellbeing tech, offering personalized and adaptive solutions for both mental and physical health.
Concerns exist regarding data privacy, the limits of AI's judgment, and potential algorithm bias in wellbeing applications.
AI can aid in behavior change by providing real-time feedback and personalized insights, but it should complement, not replace, human expertise and intuition.
AI excels in areas like adaptive fitness, smart nutrition, and sleep/stress monitoring, offering actionable insights for improvement.
The true value of AI in wellbeing lies in its unique application, focusing on tools that build on existing habits and harness useful data for optimized results.
Contents
1. Is AI in wellbeing what we have been waiting for?
2. Personalisation: the AI difference in ‘data-driven wellbeing’
3. The attraction of AI: Explaining the draw of ‘Smart Health’
4. The concerns: Where does AI still fall short for our wellbeing?
5. AI and behaviour change – Does the latest tech actually help us stick to our goals?
6. What AI does well for health outcomes
7. Finding a balance – AI alongside human intuition