An LLM that can process and display transmitted cardiac data in real time

In addition to linguistic prompts, large language models can also understand, interpret, and adapt their responses to heart frequency data. Dr. Morris Gellisch, previously of Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, and now at University of Zurich, Switzerland, and Boris Burr from Ruhr University Bochum have developed a technical interface through which the physiological data can be transmitted to the language model in real time.

The AI can also account for subtle physiological signals such as changes in heart activity. This opens new doors for use in medical and care applications. The work is published in Frontiers in Digital Health.

Table and visualization of the data—no problem

For their experiment, the two researchers used a common device that measures heart rate variability via a chest strap. The data acquired from this were decoded, filtered, and condensed. In real time, the processed heart data were fed into the large language model GPT-4. In response to a corresponding prompt, the AI was able to correctly display the transmitted heart data in a table containing average values, minimum, maximum, and other information.

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