Roles of artificial intelligence in wellness, healthy living, and healthy status sensing
The growing desire for better control of health outcomes and the increasing healthcare costs associated with disease treatment has led to a shift in the healthcare paradigm from reactive to proactive. Advances in artificial intelligence (AI), the study of intelligent machines that maximize their likelihood of achieving a goal, and the rise of mobile health technologies (e.g., wearable devices and smartphone applications) have enabled healthcare to take place outside of the traditional clinical setting. In this chapter, we detail how AI algorithms can improve wellness assessment, aid in personalizing intervention strategies to promote healthier lifestyle behaviors, and uncover previously unknown disease risk factors. Organized across three dimensions of wellness (physical, mental, and social), this chapter highlights studies that utilize AI to incorporate new data sources or reinterpret preexisting data sources to further advance preventative medicine.
