Apple AI Health Coach Could Be Coming in 2026

Apple is working on an artificial intelligence doctor or healthcare coach, according to a report, to work as a kind of health coach that would be integrated with its mobile devices like the iPhone and Apple Watch. It would reportedly offer advice on food habits and exercise techniques, and use data that Apple already collects from Apple's Health app and hardware including the Apple Watch. The initiative is called Project Mulberry, as reported by Mark Gurman in a Bloomberg story this week, and it could yield a version for consumers as early as next year and launch with a future version of iOS. Apple didn't immediately respond to request for comment. It's no secret that Apple CEO Tim Cook has been promising that the company's long-term plans include a big push into more health-related technologies. It's unclear if Apple's initiative would work as an actual diagnosing medical resource meant to replicate a physician, as Gurman's report calling it an "AI doctor service" suggests, or if i ... Read full article.