EPISODE · May 13, 2026 · 18 MIN
AI Health Coaches: Why the Wrist Is a Commodity and the Coach Is the Relationship (#66)
from The Healthusiasm Podcast · host Christophe Jauquet
Google launched a screenless Fitbit Air — but the real story is the Gemini-powered AI Health Coach behind it, one that even supports Apple Watch.The battle in consumer health is moving from the wrist to the intelligence layer above it. Christophe maps who’s racing for it and why.In this episode:Why Google, Huawei, OpenAI, Amazon, Ant Group and national health systems are all chasing the AI health coachThe shift from selling data — steps, sleep, heart rate — to telling people what to do nextWhy the wrist is becoming a commodity and the coach becomes the relationshipWhat it changes for wearable brands, insurers, pharma and employersWhy the winner won’t have the best sensor, but the most trusted health voiceHosted by Christophe Jauquet.The relationship layer, not the device, is where consumer-driven health is won — health reshaped from the outside in.Send us your ideas, suggestions or questions.Subscribe to Healthusiasm newsletter:https://www.healthusiasm.com-- -- --Book Christophe Jauquet for keynotes: www.christophejauquet.com
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Google launched a screenless Fitbit Air — but the real story is the Gemini-powered AI Health Coach behind it, one that even supports Apple Watch. The battle in consumer health is moving from the wrist to the intelligence layer above it. Christophe maps who’s racing for it and why. In this episode: Why Google, Huawei, OpenAI, Amazon, Ant Group and national health systems are all chasing the AI health coachThe shift from selling data — steps, sleep, heart rate — to telling people what to do...
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