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Google’s plan to win the AI health race? Play nice with Apple and other rivals
谷歌如何赢得AI健康赛道？与苹果等竞争对手“友好合作”
Google wants to become users’ preferred fitness coach and health adviser — even for people using Apple Watch devices.
谷歌希望成为用户首选的健身教练和健康顾问——即使用户佩戴的是Apple Watch。
The company announced a series of health-related updates, placing its AI-powered health coach at the center of its strategy to compete with rivals such as OpenAI and Microsoft in the rapidly growing AI healthcare market.
谷歌发布了一系列健康领域更新，将AI健康助手置于核心位置，以与OpenAI、Microsoft等竞争对手争夺快速增长的AI医疗健康市场。
Expanding Beyond Fitbit Users
超越Fitbit用户群体
For Google, growth depends on reaching users beyond existing Fitbit and Pixel Watch owners. The company hopes its new Google Health app and AI health coach can attract users of Apple Watch, Oura rings, Garmin watches, and even people without wearable devices.
对于谷歌而言，增长关键在于突破现有Fitbit和Pixel Watch用户群。公司希望通过新版Google Health应用及AI健康助手吸引Apple Watch、Oura智能戒指、Garmin手表用户，甚至没有穿戴设备的人群。
According to market research firm International Data Corporation, Google still trails Apple, Samsung Electronics, as well as Chinese technology giants Xiaomi and Huawei in the global wearable market.
根据市场研究机构International Data Corporation的数据，谷歌在全球可穿戴设备市场仍落后于Apple、Samsung Electronics以及中国科技巨头Xiaomi和Huawei。
However, Google’s latest strategy suggests it is focusing more on competing in AI-driven healthcare services rather than simply dominating the smartwatch market.
不过，谷歌最新战略显示，其更关注AI健康服务领域的竞争，而不仅仅是智能手表市场份额。
AI Health Coach at the Core
AI健康助手成为核心
Google Health General Manager Rishi Chandra said elite athletes already rely on teams of nutritionists, sleep coaches, and fitness trainers. Google hopes AI can provide similar personalized support to ordinary users.
Google Health总经理Rishi Chandra表示，职业运动员通常拥有营养师、睡眠教练和健身教练团队，而谷歌希望通过AI让普通用户也能获得类似支持。
Starting May 19, the Fitbit app will be upgraded into the new Google Health app. Powered by Google’s Gemini AI models, the app can summarize medical records shared by users, generate personalized weekly workout plans, and answer questions related to fitness and health data.
从5月19日起，Fitbit应用将升级为Google Health应用。该应用由谷歌Gemini大模型驱动，可总结用户授权分享的健康记录、生成个性化每周健身计划，并回答与运动和健康数据相关的问题。
Google also introduced a new wearable device called Fitbit Air, a screenless wristband designed to work alongside the app.
谷歌还推出了全新可穿戴设备Fitbit Air，这是一款无屏幕手环，旨在与应用配合使用。
The AI coach can identify trends in users’ sleep and exercise habits. For example, it may notify users that a recent 4-mile run contributed toward a 20-mile weekly goal or that extra sleep improved recovery metrics measured by wearable devices.
AI健康助手还能分析用户睡眠与运动趋势。例如，它可能提醒用户，一次4英里跑步帮助完成了每周20英里的目标，或额外睡眠改善了设备监测到的身体恢复指标。
Many advanced features will require a separate Google Health Premium subscription.
许多高级功能需要额外订阅Google Health Premium服务。
Open Ecosystems and Intensifying Competition
开放生态与竞争升级
Google is exploring deeper integration between its AI health coach and cross-platform health data systems such as Android’s Health Connect and Apple’s HealthKit.
谷歌正在推动AI健康助手与安卓Health Connect及苹果HealthKit等跨平台健康数据系统的整合。
Although Google Health already supports data from third-party devices and apps, AI coaching features currently only work with Pixel Watch and Fitbit products. Google plans to expand support for Apple Watch and other devices later this year.
尽管Google Health已支持第三方设备和应用数据，但AI健康助手目前仅适用于Pixel Watch和Fitbit产品。谷歌计划今年晚些时候扩展至Apple Watch等更多设备。
Rishi Chandra emphasized that users should be free to choose whichever hardware they prefer.
Rishi Chandra强调，用户应自由选择自己喜欢的硬件设备。
Competition in AI healthcare is rapidly intensifying. According to a survey by the West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America, one in four American adults already uses AI tools for healthcare advice or research. Meanwhile, OpenAI said 230 million people use ChatGPT weekly for health-related questions.
AI医疗健康领域竞争正在迅速加剧。根据West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America调查，美国每四名成年人中就有一人会使用AI获取健康建议或医疗信息。同时，OpenAI表示，每周有2.3亿人使用ChatGPT咨询健康相关问题。
Other companies including Samsung Electronics, Oura, and Whoop have also introduced AI-generated health insights in recent years.
此外，Samsung Electronics、Oura以及Whoop等企业近年来也纷纷推出AI生成的健康分析功能。
Earlier this year, Microsoft launched Copilot Health, while OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Health, both aiming to combine AI with wearable and medical record data.
今年早些时候，Microsoft推出Copilot Health，OpenAI则发布ChatGPT Health，均尝试将AI与可穿戴设备和医疗数据结合。
Google believes that allowing its AI health coach to access data from multiple ecosystems could become a key advantage in the AI health race.
谷歌认为，让AI健康助手接入多生态设备数据，可能成为其在AI健康竞赛中的关键优势。
“We want to meet users where they are,” Chandra said. “People who love their Apple Watch: Great, that’s fine. Let’s go work with you.”
Chandra表示：“我们希望在用户所在的平台服务他们。喜欢Apple Watch的用户也完全没问题，我们愿意与他们合作。”
