Samsung Health page<\/a> also outlines exactly what health data is captured for AI training and modeling:<\/p>\nHealth and wellness data: data related to body measurements, nutrition, step count and activity, and sleep
\nMedication data: data related to medications, including prescriptions and dosages
\nHealth records: medical and clinical data, such as diagnoses, prognoses, test results, past records and treatments
\nCycle tracking data: data related to menstrual cycles, including physical conditions and physiological indicators (e.g. heart rate)<\/p>\n
\u201cThe health data you have allowed us to collect and process will be used for AI training and modeling, including human review, to improve Samsung Health, including algorithms to analyze health conditions and our AI features,\u201d reads another excerpt of the page.<\/p>\n
If confirmed, this would be a deeply concerning move by the Galaxy maker. Health data like this is extremely sensitive, and there\u2019s no word if this data is being anonymized in the first place.<\/p>\n
Will you let Samsung use your health data to train its AI?<\/p>\n
95 votes<\/p>\n
Yes, I would<\/p>\n
3%<\/p>\n
Maybe, if it results in better tracking and new features<\/p>\n
17%<\/p>\n
No, I wouldn’t<\/p>\n
80%<\/p>\n
But even if Samsung is taking major steps to anonymize and safeguard this data, it still seems like a consumer-hostile move. Making a basic feature like health data synchronization contingent on training Samsung\u2019s AI feels very icky. We can somewhat understand the AI training\/processing requirement if you\u2019re using generative AI features in the first place. However, this might be particularly frustrating for Samsung Health users who don\u2019t use AI features and just want a no-frills health suite that works across devices.<\/p>\n
In any event, we\u2019ve contacted Samsung to confirm this toggle and its associated behavior. We\u2019ve also asked the company how it\u2019s handling this data and for its views on effectively holding users\u2019 health data hostage. We\u2019ll update the article as soon as Samsung gets back to us.<\/p>\n
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