Apple will push further into healthcare with a project that an AI-driven doctor, a kind of health coach that would be integrated with the company’s mobile devices.
As reported by Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, the initiative is called Project Mulberry and could yield a version for consumers as early as next year and launch with a future version of iOS. It would reportedly offer advice on food habits and exercise techniques, and use data that Apple already collects from Apple’s Health app and hardware including the Apple Watch.
It’s no secret that Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has been promising that the company’s long-term plans include a big push into more health-related technologies.
Apple didn’t immediately respond to request for comment.
Source: CNET
