Whoop Introduces AI For Nutrition

Generative AI models have demonstrated to app developers that combining a robust knowledge base with the right model can enable them to offer users services — once reliant on costly professionals like therapists or executive assistants — at a fraction of the price. Former VP of product at fitness company Whoop, Rami Alhamad, has a similar take on nutrition with his new app Alma. The iOS app, launching for users in North America today, is a well-designed app with a calorie tracker and a nutrition guide with an AI layer on top of it.  Alhamad thinks that fitness apps like MyFitnessPal make nutrition tracking tedious, with users having to manually search for dishes and input them for different types of meals. Instead, he thinks you should just talk to (or type to) Alma’s AI assistant about what you ate, and the app will figure out the portions and calorie intake through estimates. You can adjust these measures after the app shows you calorie count as well.