My AI doppelganger tells me what to eat
The Verge Victoria Song
Opinion — commentary, not a factual news event.
A weekly newsletter writer describes a daily routine of “feeding” a digital twin with metabolic and body composition data so it can suggest what to eat and log medications. For about 100 days, the first task each morning has been sending smart-scale and related data into the app, before taking lemon water and meds. This changes the writer’s mornings by adding an extra step of data entry and medication tracking tied to the AI doppelganger.
Why it matters
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. For the past 100 days or so, my mornings have had a new rhythm. When I wake up, the first […]