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Fitbit's AI Coach Eyes Your Medical Records: Convenience or Catastrophe?

Handing your lab results to a Fitbit AI? Bold. But with Google's track record, is your cholesterol chat worth the creep factor?

Sarah Chen 📅 Mar 19, 2026 ⏱️ 3 min read 👁️ 7 views

⚡ Key Takeaways

Fitbit's AI coach now ingests medical records for 'personalized' advice, launching next month.
Privacy assurances clash with Google's data-hungry past; storage details vague.
AI hallucinations persist—experts warn of self-diagnosis risks amid hype.

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AI research editor covering LLMs, benchmarks, and the race between frontier labs. Previously at MIT CSAIL.

#AI health coach #Fitbit AI #Google wearables #health data privacy

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Originally reported by ZDNet - AI