Apple reportedly axed its planned AI health coach

London, UK - July 31, 2018: The buttons of the Apple health app Health, surrounded by Wallet, GarageBand, Clock and other apps on the screen of an iPhone. (stockcam via Getty Images)

Apple is no longer launching an AI service that can “replicate” a doctor and act as a personal health coach, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The company has reportedly scaled back the unannounced initiative in recent weeks, following a recent organization reshuffling wherein services chief Eddy Cue took over the health division.

While Apple has never officially announced the AI health coach, it was reported last year that the company was working on developing the service that has been unofficially dubbed Health+. It was supposed to be ...