Recent research shows that interest in personal sleep health is rapidly increasing. However, the quality of sleep people get each night is declining. Although people seem to understand the importance of sleep, factors such as jet lag and environmental factors disrupt our sleep-wake rhythm, and we don't take action until we are seriously awake.
To explore the critical impact of sleep, Samsung announced on March 10th during the 2024 South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas, USA, “How technology can revolutionize the age-old sleep dilemma. We hosted a panel discussion titled “. Experts have revealed that AI and technology have the potential to significantly improve the quality of your sleep.
Panelists included Dr. Hon Pak, SVP of MX Business and Head of Digital Health Team at Samsung Electronics, Vanessa Hill, a sleep scientist, and John Lopos, CEO of the National Sleep Foundation (NSF). Moderated by Carolina Milanesi, President and Principal Analyst at Creative Strategies, the event took place a few hours after the American event.1 Set your clocks forward an hour for daylight saving time to emphasize the relevance of the conversation for both your panelists and the audience.
Decoding your sleep for richer insights
Milanesi began the panel discussion by emphasizing that “sleep is one of the most important components of overall health.” She also emphasized the importance of understanding how sleep affects our daily lives. This became the crux of the conversation that followed.
Panelists unanimously agreed on the importance of sleep, which is a cornerstone of health that directly impacts daily activities, food choices, and mental health, yet is often not prioritized and is the My sleep quality is deteriorating. However, experts are hopeful that AI-driven technology and wearables such as smart rings and smart watches with advanced sensors can help individuals develop better sleep habits and create an optimal sleep environment. There is.
Panelists emphasized that when people have information about their sleep, they are more empowered to make decisions to achieve better sleep. Pak said wearable devices like the Galaxy Watch6 and the recently announced Galaxy Ring can track sleep metrics and provide meaningful insights that encourage users to develop better habits and make positive changes. , emphasized how essential sleep is to Samsung's vision of enhancing sleep health.
Hill emphasized the importance of making sleep a priority, just as people make time for training, nutritious meals, and annual checkups. She added that individuals can achieve their best sleep through technology such as wearables, and spoke first-hand of her own experience with sleep coaching.2 With the Galaxy Watch6, we've done just that.
During the discussion, Park also touched on Samsung's connected health ecosystem, collaboration with medical institutions, and a roster of health-focused companies that will help expand the ecosystem and software development kits (SDKs). . This will enable partners to develop solutions that leverage Samsung insights and technology.
Improve your sleep with AI and wearable technology
As AI sweeps the globe and there is growing interest in impacting every area of technology, panelists will discuss how more people can take advantage of these new intelligent capabilities and insights to improve their health. We spent time trying to figure out how sleep can be achieved.
Pak explains how mobile devices will become the primary access point for AI and how Samsung will incorporate and analyze a wide range of information through the Samsung Health App to provide personalized and actionable insights. He emphasized how he is working on this. These insights are transformed by AI to provide a customized health experience.
“Sleep is a subjective experience, but objective measurements, such as the insights provided by wearable devices, have tremendous value,” Lopos says. “The field of sleep tracking is expanding, and the capabilities of AI will take it to the next level. You will be able to make a difference.”
