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Health Trackers Are Everywhere. Do Babies Need Them, Too?

Health Trackers Are Everywhere. Do Babies Need Them, Too?

The Daily vor 1 Monat

Parents are increasingly willing to embrace tracking and analytics for their children — part of a broader cultural obsession with health data and optimization.

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More and more people are wearing technology in the form of
fitness bands and smart rings. These devices track metrics such
as heart rate, skin temperature and sleep. The latest frontier is
health tech for babies — and it’s being supercharged by
artificial intelligence.

Sapna Maheshwari shares her family’s experience with health
tracking and discusses whether it’s helping people or just adding
to their anxieties.

Guest: Sapna Maheshwari, a
reporter covering new media companies for The New York Times.

Background reading:

Aw, it’s baby’s first A.I. surveillance system.

Will A.I. kill us? Can it hack my bank account? Your A.I.
questions answered.

Photo: Margeaux Walter for The New York Times

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