ChatGPT touches down on smartwatches and it looks like a sci-fi dream

Date:
Fri, 10 Mar 2023 23:00:22 +0000

Description:
Amazfit beats out the tech giants by adding generative AI to a smartwatch
that can dish out fitness advice.

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ChatGPT continues its march across the tech industry as it reaches a new frontier: smartwatches. Fitness brand Amazfit has revealed its going to be adding the generative AI as a feature on its GTR4 device.

Looking at a recently posted demo on LinkedIn , ChatGPT will be listed as ChatGenius in the GTR4s menu, and from there, you can ask it whatever you want. The video shows someone asking how they can improve their running performance. Then in just a few seconds, ChatGenius responds with a several paragraph answer which you can read in its entirety by turning the watchface crown. Tap the screen to erase the previous response and you can ask a new question. You can even ask ChatGenius how your day was and itll tell you how many steps you took plus your current heart rate.

Beyond the demo, theres very little information out there on how ChatGPT will work on the Amazfit GTR4. Other reports claim you can ask generic questions like the weather forecast or traffic, just like any other smartwatch. Its
also unknown which other Amazfit devices will even get the feature. The video alludes to ChatGPT support depending on the watch model and your location, with the United States being the only confirmed region at the time of this writing.

We reached out to Amazfit about the availability of ChatGPT support as well
as what else it can do. Can it, for instance, show different types of data or is it limited to just a few things? This story will be updated if we hear back. First-party support

The fact that Amazfit was able to beat out the tech giants in adding first-party support for generative AI to a smartwatch is a big
accomplishment. The closest thing to ChatGPT on something like the Apple
Watch is a third-party app called watchGPT for the Apple Watch . It works pretty much the same way. You open the app, ask a question, and you get a several-paragraph response. However, there are some notable differences.

For starters, you have to pay $3.99 to use it whereas Amazfits feature is free. But you can share the outcome of your interaction with other people either through text, email, or social media messages. Its unknown whether or not the GTR4 can do the same at this point. Either way, Amazfit has managed
to break boundaries before anyone else. We think its only a matter of time before the likes of Apple or Google eventually add first-party generative AI support to their own smartwatches. The tech is already on browsers and search engines , after all.

Be sure to check out TechRadars recently updated list of the best cheap smartwatches for the year if youre in the market for one.



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