19 March 2025

Pixel Smartwatch Predicts Heart Attacks

Pixel Watch 3 in the United States that has the potential to correctly identify two-thirds of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in people wearing the smartwatch. The feature uses AI to detect when the wearer no longer has a pulse, and it’s meant to combat the quiet killer of cardiac events that occur at home when people are alone and unable to call for help.

A screenshot of a device

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A team of Google researchers and scientists at the University of Washington recently published a study testing the software, with the aim of balancing the need for a low number of false positives (when 911 might be called but not needed) with the desire to identify a loss of pulse in as many cases as possible.

More information:

https://spectrum.ieee.org/heart-attack-smartwatch