Gamingdeputy reported on April 25 that Samsung plans to release new wearable devices this summer, in which artificial intelligence (AI) may play an important role in shaping the user experience of future Galaxy wearable devices.
Dr. Hon Pak, Senior Vice President and Head of the Digital Health Team at Samsung's MX Business Unit, recently sat down with members of Samsung's Health Advisory Board to discuss artificial intelligence, wearables, and how these components can improve the future of healthcare.
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At a meeting earlier this spring at Samsung Medical Center in Seoul, several Samsung Health Advisory Board members shared their thoughts on two main topics:
When technology is combined with generative AI, what role will it play in health?
What role can Samsung play in the growing health space?
Professor Myung Jin Chung, director of Samsung Artificial Intelligence Research Center at Samsung Medical Center, explained that life log data collected by wearable devices can help with medical care and better understand a patient's health history. He believes that future artificial intelligence will extract these insights from the wearer's daily habits and provide a deeper understanding of their health.
Cardiologist Dr. Michael Blum shared that continuous monitoring can be an important tool for early detection and prediction of potential diseases. Hypertension and atrial fibrillation are “high-risk and high-impact” problems that can be managed with low-intensity interventions. Dr. Blum said smartwatches could help doctors better understand underlying issues that may be causing these diseases, and artificial intelligence could “turn data into consumable insights and actionable intelligence.”
Dr. David Klonoff, director of the Diabetes Institute at Mills Peninsula Medical Center, said glucose monitoring has become a more common application for diabetes management as well as for non-diabetic patients who want to pursue a healthier lifestyle. Glucose monitoring can be a powerful tool when combined with other health indicators such as sleep data, blood pressure and activity data. Wearables and artificial intelligence could provide “a more nuanced understanding of metabolic health and provide opportunities to improve overall health and fitness.”
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Gamingdeputy noticed that in terms of Samsung’s contribution to the health field, doctors and professors seem to share the same vision, that is, Samsung’s technology, including wearable devices and artificial intelligence, can help encourage people to change their behavior. They can help users better understand the benefits of changing certain habits or lifestyle choices and how improvements can be achieved through incremental behavioral changes.
Furthermore, Professor Myung explains that while changing behavior can be difficult, it is easier to achieve with the support of family and friends. With this in mind, Professor Myung said Samsung could contribute to the health field by developing tools that allow wearable device users to create circles of care that include family and friends.