Microsoft launches Copilot Health to help users interpret medical records and track symptoms

Microsoft wants you to share your health symptoms with its new Copilot tool

* Copilot Health lets you upload medical and wearable data for AI-assisted interpretation. * Built with clinicians and 250+ physicians worldwide for safer, evidence-informed guidance. * It nudges you toward care, but always see and follow a human doctor's diagnosis and treatment. Whenever something doesn't feel right with your body, it's always tempting to reach for Google to see what might be wrong. It's quick, it's free, and it can sometimes make you feel at peace (and sometimes make you panic even more). LLMs have only accelerated this behaviour, with people flocking to AIs to share malaises, upload photos of injuries, and ask about conditions. As such, some companies are working on giving their AI assistants a special health-related mode specifically oriented around giving people the best medical advice possible. Such is the case of Copilot Health, which doesn't aim to replace doctors, but will help nudge people toward doing the right thing. Copilot Health can help you make sense of your health data The heavy lifting is best left to doctors, though Microsoft announced the release of Copilot Health on its blog. The idea behind Copilot Health allows users to upload their medical data and readings from wearables to the AI. The assistant can then use this data to help the user make sense of what the readings mean, and can use the information to better help people when they inquire about a specific symptom they're reporting. Of course, giving an LLM the power to give health advice should never be taken lightly. As such, Microsoft ensured that Copilot Health is drawing from the best training data possible: Built with clinicians. Developed with our internal clinical team and informed by an external panel of over 250 physicians from more than 24 countries, who contribute clinical guidance, safety feedback, and real-world perspective. It seems the idea behind Copilot Health is that it will take in your biometrics data and your described symptoms and use them to point you in the right direction. It's then up to you to take Copilot Health's findings to a doctor, who can validate the AI's diagnosis and draft up a proper treatment plan. Regardless, no matter how much a company touts its LLM as a health expert, always remember to respect and follow a human doctor's advice over an AI. Google's native app for Windows beats Microsoft at its own game Google shows Microsoft how it's done. Posts 14 By Parth Shah

Microsoft wants Copilot to answer all your health-related questions and store your medical records

Copilot Health is Microsoft's most personal AI feature yet. It is built with 250 physicians, and explicitly designed not to replace your doctor. Copilot Health is now in preview, and Microsoft's ambition for it is clear, an AI assistant that knows your health history, understands your fitness data, and can help you make sense of your medical records, all in one place. Copilot Health is a dedicated space within the Copilot chatbot at copilot.microsoft.com/health where you can get answers to your health-related questions. What does Copilot Health actually do? It consists of a health profile where you add your background and goals so Copilot can give you responses that are actually relevant and personalized, rather than generic. Recommended Videos You can also connect Apple Health, with more wearable integrations coming soon, and link your health records from over 50,000 US provider organizations. This gives Copilot a genuinely complete picture of your health rather than a partial one. The feature delivers personalized insights based on your overall health profile, data and conversations. If you have a blood test report, Copilot Health can help you understand it better, and help you find the right healthcare provider based on speciality, preferred language, location, and insurance coverage. To add more credibility to the product, Microsoft has developed it with an external panel of over 250 physicians, and that too, from more than 24 countries around the world. It has also achieved ISO/IEC 42001 certification. Should you trust it with your health data? Copilot Health conversations are not shared with the rest of Copilot. Microsoft also says they are not used to train AI. Data is encrypted at rest and in transit and you can delete everything at any time, giving you control over when and what you want to share. Furthermore, the AI assistant sources health information using principles published by the National Academy of Medicine and through a partnership with Harvard Health. However, like with every other health-focussed version of an AI tool (like ChatGPT Health), Copilot Health is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent any disease. The company has been very clear in saying that it is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Given that Microsoft's consumer products already handle over 50 million health questions every day, Copilot Health is less of something new and more of a formalization of something already happening. For now, Copilot Health is available in preview to US users aged 18 and over with a Microsoft 365 Personal, Family, or Premium subscription.