OpenAI Teams Up with Thrive Global to Launch Thrive AI Health

Thrive AI Health, a new company funded by the OpenAI Startup Fund and Thrive Global, is set to transform healthcare through the power of generative AI. The Alice L. Walton Foundation is a strategic investor, emphasizing the company's commitment to health equity.

As highlighted by Sam Altman and Arianna Huffington in a TIME op-ed, AI's potential extends beyond efficiency, aiming to enhance both health spans and lifespans. "AI could go well beyond efficiency and optimization to something much more fundamental: improving both our health spans and our lifespans," they wrote. Thrive AI Health seeks to integrate AI into the core of a more effective healthcare system, supporting everyday health beyond doctor visits.

Leadership and Vision

DeCarlos Love, formerly a product leader at Google, will serve as CEO of Thrive AI Health. Love brings extensive experience from leading AI and health initiatives at Google, Apple, and Athos. His background in coaching and developing a childhood obesity program further fuels his passion for health innovation.

The Thrive AI Health Approach

Thrive AI Health leverages generative AI to personalize and scale behavior change across five key health behaviors: sleep, nutrition, fitness, stress management, and social connection. By focusing on these areas, the company aims to drive significant improvements in health outcomes, recognizing that behavior plays a crucial role in overall health.

The Thrive AI Health Coach will be an essential tool for prevention and disease management, utilizing an AI personal context engine to deliver personalized insights and coaching. This unified health data platform ensures robust privacy and security, providing a transformative health experience. The coach is trained on the latest peer-reviewed science, biometric, lab, and other medical data, tailored to individual preferences and goals.

Leveraging AI and Behavioral Science

With resources from OpenAI and Thrive Global, Thrive AI Health will incorporate Thrive Global's behavior change methodology, Microsteps, and content library. The company will also utilize the latest AI advancements, including long-term memory capabilities and a customized behavioral coaching model, to empower individuals in improving their daily health behaviors.

"AI has shown a remarkable ability to assimilate large datasets, extract actionable insights, and deliver personalized recommendations," said DeCarlos Love. "Thrive AI Health Coach will overcome the limitations of current AI and LLM-based solutions, providing proactive, data-driven coaching across the five daily behaviors to improve health outcomes, reduce healthcare costs, and address chronic diseases globally."

Commitment to Health Equity

Alice Walton, founder of the Alice L. Walton Foundation, emphasized the potential of AI to make health and wellness more accessible. "Thrive AI Health offers the potential of increasing access to tools that can change behaviors and ultimately increase quality of life," she said.

Thrive AI Health aims to address chronic diseases, which are often linked to daily behaviors and disproportionately affect underserved communities. Dr. Gbenga Ogedegbe, Professor of Population Health & Medicine at NYU Langone, will serve as Health Equity Advisor, ensuring the company's solutions reach those most in need.

Academic and Medical Partnerships

Thrive AI Health has established partnerships with leading institutions such as Stanford Medicine, the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine, and the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute at West Virginia University. These collaborations will bring the AI Health Coach to various communities, integrating it into both medical education and clinical care.

"We are excited to engage our faculty and future physicians to explore the use of AI Health Coach in ways that reflect our whole health approach," said Dr. Sharmila Makhija, Founding Dean and CEO of the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine. "AI will positively change the future of healthcare, from education to clinical care."

Dr. Michael Pfeffer, Chief Information and Digital Officer for Stanford Health Care, added, "We are committed to delivering transformative digital experiences that enhance patient care and enable cutting-edge research."

Dr. Ali Rezai, Director of the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, highlighted the long-standing partnership with Thrive Global, stating, "We are excited about this next stage collaboration to accelerate the impact of personalized coaching to improve health, especially in rural America."