Oura Ring now offers health and lifestyle advice with this feature

Oura is reportedly introducing a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature to its smart rings that will allow users to get recommendations and insights from a health and lifestyle chatbot. The feature, called Oura Advisor, will reportedly suggest actions to improve users’ chosen health metrics and habits. It’s reportedly part of the Oura Labs program and will only be available to iOS users who own the company’s third-generation smart rings. Notably, the feature has been launched just a day ahead of Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event, where the tech giant is expected to launch its Galaxy Ring device.

AI-Powered Oura Advisor Reportedly Launched

According to a report from Android Authority, users of Oura Ring 3 on iOS can now get access to the AI ​​coach from Oura Labs. Oura Labs was launched by the company in April and requires users to register for the program. Once access is granted, they can start using the feature.

Oura Advisor is said to be an AI-powered health and lifestyle coach that users can engage in conversations with. Users can ask the chatbot how to improve their sleep, nurture new habits or build resilience, the publication said. The feature is said to be fully customizable, with users able to choose their areas of focus.

The feature can also remember previous conversations to contextually recommend improvements or provide insights into requested statistics. The information is stored as “memory” and can be manually deleted from the chatbot.

Oura Advisor
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In a screenshot shared by the publication, the feature is shown to initiate conversations, highlighting that it can also access data from users’ daily activities and flag when it notices an anomaly. The user can then ask for recommendations to improve the metric, and the AI ​​will make suggestions.

Oura CEO Tom Hale spoke in an interview about increasing competition from devices like Google’s Fitbit and the soon-to-launch Samsung Galaxy Ring. interview with CNET. Hale claimed that Oura Ring stands out from competitors because of the consistency of its data, the new memory feature and the company’s use of multiple AI models.

Later today, Samsung is expected to launch its smart ring. It will be interesting to see if the company announces any features that could take over Oura’s AI coach.