Smart Ring Launches AI-Powered Chatbot Trained on Medical Journals for Enhanced Health Insights

AI in Health Tech: A Conversation with Movano’s EvieAI

The latest buzzword in health tech is AI, and it seems like everywhere you look, there are AI algorithms, health recommendations, and chatbots. However, the stakes for accuracy and privacy in healthcare are high, making it essential to be cautious when using these tools. That’s why smart ring maker Movano wants to make one thing clear about its new chatbot, EvieAI: this one has been post-trained exclusively on peer-reviewed medical journals.

A More Accurate Alternative

EvieAI was designed to be a more accurate alternative to chatbots like ChatGPT. The difference lies in how it’s trained and constrained. Unlike other generative AI assistants, EvieAI won’t pull from vast repositories of public data where health and wellness misinformation runs rampant. According to Movano CEO John Mastrototaro, EvieAI has been trained on over 100,000 medical journals written by medical professionals. All the data the LLM has access to comes from accredited sources that have been referred to by a medical advisory board, including FDA-approved journals, practices, and procedures.

A Bounded LLM

EvieAI is a bounded LLM, which means it will only speak to data from the ‘post-training’ phase after it’s been initially created. In this case, that means medical data. The data is then cross-referenced with organizations like the Mayo Clinic, Harvard, and UCLA. The LLM does this by referencing outside data before answering and making sure there isn’t a conflict.

The Result: 99% Accuracy

According to Movano, the result of this approach is 99 percent accuracy. However, we weren’t able to test EvieAI for ourselves before CES. The company says this is possible because anytime you query EvieAI, the LLM is tracking to see if the information given in the conversation is consistent and accurate compared to the data it’s been trained on.

A Conversation with EvieAI

When using EvieAI, you’ll have a conversational resource that gives clear and concise answers to health and wellness questions. The focus is on women’s health (much like the company’s Evie Ring). Even so, health, wellness, and medicine are an ever-shifting landscape. Doctors don’t always agree on emerging science, and even peer-reviewed studies can present contradictory findings.

A Guide, Not a Diagnostic Tool

Mastrototaro emphasizes that EvieAI is steering clear of anything diagnostic. The AI will not get into treatment but act more as a guide that asks clarifying questions to steer you in the right direction. For example, if you suspect that you might have diabetes, it may ask clarifying questions about whether you’ve experienced low vision or weight gain as well as inquire about your diet.

Handling Uncertainty

The hope is that EvieAI can help people better research and prepare for a doctor’s visit in a way that’s more natural and supportive than, say, falling down a WebMD rabbit hole. If you tell it you’ve chopped your finger off or express that you’re experiencing suicidal ideation, it’ll direct you to the ER or to the number to call an appropriate hotline.

Privacy

As for privacy, Movano says EvieAI will follow industry-standard encryption standards in storage and transmission, and any chats can’t be traced back to individuals. Mastrototaro also says conversation data will be periodically deleted and won’t be used for targeted ads.

A Dedication to Medical Industry Best Practices

Movano has thus far shown a dogged dedication to adhering to medical industry best practices and standards. It recently gained FDA clearance for its EvieMED ring, an enterprise version of its ring aimed at remote patient monitoring and clinical trials. Movano also relaunched the consumer version of its Evie Ring to better address initial feedback from customers.

The Future of Health Tech

In the future, Movano hopes to eventually further incorporate individual health data collected by its smart rings. But for now, a beta version of EvieAI will roll out starting on January 8th to existing Evie Ring users within the Evie app at no extra cost.

The development of AI in healthcare is an exciting and rapidly evolving field. With tools like EvieAI, there’s hope that we can create more accurate and trustworthy resources for people seeking health information online.