Post by Sabina Saljic

One of my favorite sessions at Harvard Medical School this week was on the future of AI-powered wearables. As someone who has been super obsessed with tracking performance, I left the lecture even more convinced that we're witnessing the birth of an entirely new category of healthcare. Not because the technology is getting better. Because our relationship with health is changing. Wearables are no longer fitness gadgets. They're becoming intelligent companions that continuously learn about us - our sleep, recovery, stress, activity, heart rate, and increasingly, our risk of disease. AI is transforming these devices from passive trackers into systems capable of recognizing patterns, predicting changes, and delivering personalized recommendations. Recent research is already demonstrating how large language models can interpret wearable data to provide individualized coaching, while AI-enabled wearables are beginning to support clinical decision-making and patient safety. At the same time, the market is sending a powerful signal. ŌURA is partnering with global sports icons. WHOOP has hired Nike's former Chief Marketing Officer to lead its next stage of growth. That's not a coincidence. They're no longer competing with medical devices. They're competing for a place in our everyday lives. And I love that. Because the more people understand their own health, the more proactive healthcare becomes. Which brings me to my favourite subject, preventive health/medicine. But there is one thing we need to get right. More data does not automatically create better health. It creates better health only when people understand what the data actually means. Otherwise, we risk creating millions of people who obsess over scores instead of focusing on habits. A recovery score isn't your health. A sleep score isn't your wellbeing. And AI should never replace human judgment. The real opportunity isn't building smarter wearables. It's building systems that combine AI, behavioral science, education, and clinical expertise to help people make better decisions every single day. That's where digital health is heading. And after this week's discussions at Harvard Medical School, I couldn't be more excited to be building in this space. The future of healthcare won't be something we visit. It will be something we wear. https://lnkd.in/dtbX6KJc? https://lnkd.in/dz458fdn Share your experience with me?