VentureBeat February 1, 2021
Jeremy Horwitz

As we age, we gradually agree to medical exams and medications that would have been unthinkable in our youth, until we become senior citizens — the point at which we frequently engage with doctors, and our health becomes a subject of constant concern. We’ve been trained to accept this as the cycle of life, but it’s increasingly clear that the next generation of seniors will have better experiences: Advancements in artificial intelligence and wireless technologies will enable massive streams of biometric data to be harvested and processed from wearables, internet of things (IoT) sensors, and chip-laden pills, prolonging and saving lives.

At a time when there’s potential danger to seeing patients in person, and health care facilities are wary of...

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Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Digital Health, IoT (Internet of Things), Patient / Consumer, Provider, Technology, Wearables
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