Exclusive: 'We want to keep people away from doctors': Why Samsung has gone all-in on AI health, according to its executives - but do users trust it?
Samsung and other tech giants are increasingly integrating AI into health-tracking wearables and apps. However, this rapid expansion faces scrutiny regarding user data privacy and the level of trust consumers place in AI-driven health diagnostics.
Why it matters
As AI becomes central to personal health monitoring, the balance between technological innovation and data security remains a critical concern for global users.
'Once you lose trust, nothing else matters.'
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(Image credit: Samsung) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter AI is everywhere, which is exciting for some and concerning for others - and nowhere is this dichotomy more prevalent than health. AI has the ability to enable huge leaps in healthcare, both at home on your phones and smartwatches, and in the medical industry advancing tools and research using vast corpuses of training data. However, given that AI relies on harvesting data to train the next generation of models, its use of sensitive personal information is under intense scrutiny.
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