Nov 10 (Reuters) - OpenAI is weighing building consumer

health products, including a generative AI-powered personal

health assistant, as the ChatGPT maker aims to move beyond its

core offerings, Business Insider reported on Monday, citing

sources close to the company.

OpenAI did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for

comment.

Tech giants such as Google, Amazon ( AMZN ) and Microsoft ( MSFT ) have long

tried to give consumers control over their medical data, often

with limited success.

Google shut its health record service in 2011 due

to low traction, while Amazon ( AMZN ) wound down its Halo

fitness tracker business in 2023. Microsoft's ( MSFT )

HealthVault platform also failed to attract widespread adoption.

OpenAI's healthcare push follows strategic hires, including

Nate Gross, cofounder of physician network Doximity ( DOCS ), as

head of healthcare strategy in June, and former Instagram

executive Ashley Alexander as vice president of health products

in August.

At the HLTH conference in October, Gross said ChatGPT

attracts about 800 million weekly active users, many seeking

medical advice.