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if a ml algorithm could influence me to work out more, i would accept the consistent nonsense ads about weight watchers
by therobot24 6y ago
if a ml algorithm could influence me to work out more, i would accept the consistent nonsense ads about weight watchers
- alex_duf 6y agoI think the point is more that your insurance will become more expensive because you haven't walked enough between the age of 20 and 40, and therefore you're more prone to a heart attack. Or maybe your mortgage is more likely to be denied
- shadowgovt 6y agoHow did the mortgage and insurance companies get my private data in my Google account?
- meroes 6y agogoogle bought the insurance startup
- shadowgovt 6y agoWhat insurance startup? Are we talking hypotheticals here or concrete action Google is undertaking? I agree that Google + FitBit + Google owning a health insurance company would be suspect, but I'm unaware of them buying a health insurance company. Certainly, if the concern is government intervention, the intervention should hold off until an insurance startup is actually on the table?
- meroes 6y agoOh totally hypothetical sorry frighten, was just continuing the theme I saw in the previous posts I do see insurance startups on HN from time to time so I think the idea isn't totally far fetched though
- m16ghost 6y agoAlphabet owns a company called Verily, which is entering the health reinsurance space: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/25/21401124/alphabet-verily-insurance-coefficient-stop-loss https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/25/21401124/alphabet-verily-... Verily already has its own smartwatch though.