As artificial intelligence and deep learning advance at a tremendous pace, health and fitness apps are leveraging this powerful technology to achieve feats previously thought impossible. One such Indian startup leading this charge is HealthifyMe, the country's largest health platform with over 40 million users. In an exclusive interview, CEO Tushar Vashisht revealed how the platform is now surpassing human levels of accuracy through innovative AI applications.
Thanks to vast troves of user data and cutting-edge machine learning models, HealthifyMe's photo analysis tool ‘SNAP 2.0' can identify over a million different foods from images alone. “We've reached a point where our technology can recognize meals more precisely than people can,” stated Vashisht. Through continued refinement of deep neural networks like GPT-4 Vision with HealthifyMe's immense dataset, SNAP 2.0 represents a major leap that evaluates nutritional components of dishes nearly flawlessly.
As the first consumer health platform to introduce an AI assistant in 2019, HealthifyMe remains at the forefront of advancing AI for social good. Their virtual coach ‘Ria' is now in its upgraded version ‘Ria 2.0′, assisting millions of users each day with highly personalized guidance. Years of model training against individual user journeys have endowed Ria with uniquely tailored conversational abilities. It can offer proactive, contextualized health insights beyond generic search results – a milestone achievement in bringing AI empathy to wellness coaching at scale.
Looking ahead, HealthifyMe will focus on autonomous digital agents that integrate ever more seamlessly into users' daily lives. Vashisht outlined plans for “Ria 3.0 to book appointments, coordinate workouts, enhance sleep habits, and more – truly becoming an AI partner for long-term wellbeing.” As technology democratizes healthcare access across India, AI innovators like HealthifyMe play a pivotal role through low-cost, customized solutions that empower people toward healthier lives. Vashisht sees vast potential for AI to not only treat issues but foster a culture of preventative wellness nationwide.
