Verily, Alphabet’s 10-year-old health tech subsidiary, is cooking up a new recipe to attract users and their health data. Meet Verily Me, an upcoming app that promises free health guidance from Verily’s clinician partners, tailored to users based on their existing medical records. But why the sudden generosity? Here’s the catch: Verily hopes to use this app as a gateway to build a real-world data registry called Lifelong, which they’ll sell to pharma companies and researchers.
Think of it like this: Verily wants to turn your health data into crude oil for the health care industry, powered by AI. But with big tech’s reputation on the line, Verily is treading carefully. Myoung Cha, Verily’s chief product officer, assures us, “We’re not just a tech company, we’re a health care entity. Your data is safe with us.”
So, is Verily Me a free health resource or a data goldmine? Only time will tell. Stay tuned for more updates!
