IBM teams up with Apple on AI health initiative

San Francisco

IBM announced alliances with Apple and other companies to put artificial intelligence to work drawing potentially life-saving insights from the booming amount of health data generated on personal devices.

IBM is collaborating with Apple, Medtronic, and Johnson & Johnson to use its Watson artificial intelligence system to give users insights and advice from personal health information gathered from fitness trackers, smartphones, implants or other devices. The initiative is trying to take advantage of medical records increasingly being digitised, allowing quick access for patients and healthcare providers if the information can…