Ethics of Predictive Health: When Your Ring Knows You’re Sick Before You Do
It started with a notification.
Nothing dramatic. No flashing red alert. Just a quiet message on the screen:
“Your body is showing signs of elevated stress. Consider taking it easy today.”
I laughed.
“I feel perfectly fine,” I thought.
I went about my day as usual; meetings, emails, a quick workout, and a late-night coffee. But by evening, I felt exhausted. The next morning, I woke up with a fever.
My smart ring had noticed something my own body had not.
That moment made me wonder about something much bigger than technology.
What happens when our devices know we’re getting sick before we do?