I had to mull over this and try not to have my mind leach to the dark side. We spent a lot of time wanting to know what’s wrong and how to stop it. We writhe and spin ourselves dizzy trying to get out of destructive cycles. Then here it is. Wasn’t the job, the girlfriend, the shitty diet, it was something else. What a gift of freedom to …
I had to mull over this and try not to have my mind leach to the dark side. We spent a lot of time wanting to know what’s wrong and how to stop it. We writhe and spin ourselves dizzy trying to get out of destructive cycles. Then here it is. Wasn’t the job, the girlfriend, the shitty diet, it was something else. What a gift of freedom to know how we can continue living a burden-less life. It’s amazing and almost infuriating to think a solution could be so easy.
AI can use personal data for good and that’s really how I’d love to see it applied. I’m just marveling at the prospect of scaling back on something unhealthy (verifiably) and extending your life. I say this as someone who is getting to a stage in life where I need to start watching levels of this and that in my bloodwork, worry about carrying extra weight (and specifically it’s effect on MY health), so I’d like to see that comprehensive analysis. It’s the personalized care we’re only just scratching the surface of.
Oh yes, that makes a lot of sense. I've been really inspired by how the Apple watch has been focusing on the elder market, with the ability to call a loved one if it detects that you have fallen and haven't gotten back up, or whether you've been immobile for awhile. Not to mention their ability to notice heart abnormalities that could signal an oncoming heart attack and alert them that they need to go to the hospital. It seems like these features could really help people stay in their homes longer and remain independent!
As far as the data thing, I once read about an app in China that determines whether someone is good for a loan, not by their employment status, but by their personal data. Apparently they have far fewer defaults than any Chinese bank, and can tell someone's ability to pay back a loan more accurately based on data like how fast they type a text message. It's really wild the correlations they have started discovering!
I had to mull over this and try not to have my mind leach to the dark side. We spent a lot of time wanting to know what’s wrong and how to stop it. We writhe and spin ourselves dizzy trying to get out of destructive cycles. Then here it is. Wasn’t the job, the girlfriend, the shitty diet, it was something else. What a gift of freedom to know how we can continue living a burden-less life. It’s amazing and almost infuriating to think a solution could be so easy.
What do you mean? You don't see how ai or personal data can be used for good? Or that it's odd that we haven't considered that it could be??
AI can use personal data for good and that’s really how I’d love to see it applied. I’m just marveling at the prospect of scaling back on something unhealthy (verifiably) and extending your life. I say this as someone who is getting to a stage in life where I need to start watching levels of this and that in my bloodwork, worry about carrying extra weight (and specifically it’s effect on MY health), so I’d like to see that comprehensive analysis. It’s the personalized care we’re only just scratching the surface of.
Oh yes, that makes a lot of sense. I've been really inspired by how the Apple watch has been focusing on the elder market, with the ability to call a loved one if it detects that you have fallen and haven't gotten back up, or whether you've been immobile for awhile. Not to mention their ability to notice heart abnormalities that could signal an oncoming heart attack and alert them that they need to go to the hospital. It seems like these features could really help people stay in their homes longer and remain independent!
As far as the data thing, I once read about an app in China that determines whether someone is good for a loan, not by their employment status, but by their personal data. Apparently they have far fewer defaults than any Chinese bank, and can tell someone's ability to pay back a loan more accurately based on data like how fast they type a text message. It's really wild the correlations they have started discovering!
That is VERY interesting and upends a lot of what we see with institutions taking financial risk on customers. I text very quickly! 😃
I had an arrhythmia I caught on my Apple Watch during a scary episode. My cardiologist thought it was very helpful to have those initial EKGs done.