Nowadays, when we think of smartwatches, we are presented with dozens of options from various brands, with Apple, Google, and Garmin leading the premium segment. These smartwatches offer advanced health and fitness tracking to help users monitor their daily activities. However, in the world of advancing AI, is being smart enough? Seems like not anymore. Or so believes Google. The company has decided to make its next-gen Pixel Watch 3 smarter using its own Gemini AI. Using Gemini AI, the new Pixel Watch 3 uses machine learning to detect health events and offers guidance to users that are tailored to their physical capabilities.

For instance, unlike other smartwatches which just scan your health and give you data, Google Pixel Watch 3 will use features like Daily Readiness and Cardio Load metrics. The AI will also create daily workout recommendations so that users get the most out of their training while avoiding overexertion. And to do so the Watch 3 will tailor its recommendations to the physical limits and capabilities of a user.

To collect the right amount of health data in real-time, Google has also added a new AI-backed motion sensing capabilities in Pixel Watch 3. The prime use of this is going to be for users who would use the watch to track their running sessions. During running, the Watch 3 will capture data points like cadence, stride length, and ground contact time. These insights on running form will help runners to refine their technique based on the results and improve their performance for better, notes the company.

While workout and health tracking is useful, Google is also adding a few features that may help the Watch 3 users heal and recuperate after intense workouts. This would be best seen in the feature called Bedtime Mode. The AI will track the user’s sleep and will adjust settings that will help them get deeper slumbers. And once a user is up and about, the AI with Morning Brief feature is likely to help them get insights on how to plan their day based on how their body has been responding.

Of course, beyond the health tracking there are a few more features that could be crucial, or even lifesaving, to some. The Watch 3 this year is coming with Loss of Pulse Detection, an AI-driven feature capable of detecting critical health events, such as when the heart suddenly stops beating or when the pulse suddenly loses strength and becomes faint due to a medical emergency. Similar to Apple’s heart rate monitoring and fall detection, Google’s Loss of Pulse Detection will continue monitor the user’s pulse and in case it detects something wrong, it will automatically alert emergency services, providing crucial information like the user’s location.