{"id":138362,"date":"2026-05-14T21:04:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/googles-new-health-coach-is-already-hallucinating\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T21:08:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:08:05","slug":"googles-new-health-coach-is-already-hallucinating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/googles-new-health-coach-is-already-hallucinating\/","title":{"rendered":"Google&#8217;s new health coach is already hallucinating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-content-wrapper=\"true\">\n<div data-container-type=\"content\" class=\"e_Ej e_e e_Q\">\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Google recently introduced its AI-powered health coach in the new Google Health app.<\/li>\n<li>An early insightful report suggests that Health Coach AI is committing the cardinal sin: creating the illusion of things that never actually happened.<\/li>\n<li>In addition to creating imaginary workouts, health coaches have been accused of giving &#8220;very shallow&#8221; advice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_Q\">\n<p>Big things have been happening for Google lately when it comes to fitness. Along with launching the new Fitbit Air screenless tracker, Google introduced a major change to the Fitbit app, turning it into Google Health. A core part of this new experience is designed around Google Health Coach, an AI-powered trainer that provides personalized insights and advice about your health and fitness goals. And based on some early reports, Health Coach is already doing the worst thing it could do.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_Ok e_Nk\" data-container-type=\"content\">\n<div class=\"e_e e_Q\">\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t want to miss the best of <em>Android Authority<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_0m\"><picture class=\"e_4m e_5m e_Lg\" style=\"padding-top:31.51%;aspect-ratio:676 \/ 213\"><source sizes=\"9.375rem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png.webp 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png.webp 64w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><\/picture><picture class=\"e_4m e_Lg\" style=\"padding-top:31.51%;aspect-ratio:676 \/ 213\"><source sizes=\"9.375rem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png.webp 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png.webp 64w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><img class=\"e_Mg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Dark@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_Q\">\n<p>Ahead <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/05\/14\/google-fitbit-air-initial-impressions\/\"><em>9to5Google<\/em><\/a>Will Sattelberg is trying out both the Fitbit Air and the new Google Health app, and almost immediately, the AI \u200b\u200bhealth coach starts having hallucinations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_Q\">\n<p>While Sattelberg noted that the Health Coach successfully referenced both the previous night&#8217;s sleep data and the workout from the day before, it completely created a 5-mile run that he had never actually done.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_Q\">\n<p>It&#8217;s not quite the same level of sin as not exercising at all, but Sattelberg also believes that the health coach gave fairly basic, overly verbose advice \u2014 such as that length will compensate for quality. He also reports that when pressed on the Phantom Run, the health coach eventually admitted to the fabrication, while simultaneously trying to shift the blame onto him, suggesting that he failed to record the run.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_Q\">\n<p>This certainly isn&#8217;t the first impression Google wants to get from new Fitbit Air users when activating Health Coach \u2014 especially as it&#8217;s positioned as a premium service that requires an ongoing subscription fee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_Q\">\n<p>Google Health doesn&#8217;t officially start arriving until May 19th, and the Fitbit Air doesn&#8217;t hit retail until May 26th, so technically Google still has <em>Little<\/em> Before all the new Air users start trying it out for themselves, it&#8217;s time to take a closer look at Health Coach behind the scenes. Let&#8217;s hope the company is at least able to do something to give the group a first impression that&#8217;s more based on reality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-container-type=\"content\">\n<div class=\"e_Dd e_Q\">\n<p>Thank you for being a part of our community. Please read our comment policy before posting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DR Google recently introduced its AI-powered health coach in the new Google Health app. An early insightful report suggests that Health Coach AI is committing the cardinal sin: creating the illusion of things that never actually happened. In addition to creating imaginary workouts, health coaches have been accused of giving &#8220;very shallow&#8221; advice. 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