My Apple Watch Ultra 3 Gave Me a 20-Minute Panic Attack by Sending 47 Emergency Alerts

I'm a software engineer in Austin. I bought the Apple Watch Ultra 3 because I wanted the best fitness tracker on the market. I wanted to track my heart rate, my sleep, my workouts. I wanted the whole package. The watch was expensive, but I figured it...

I'm a software engineer in Austin. I bought the Apple Watch Ultra 3 because I wanted the best fitness tracker on the market. I wanted to track my heart rate, my sleep, my workouts. I wanted the whole package. The watch was expensive, but I figured it was worth it for the health features. I've been wearing it for about 5 months now. I'm also a bit of a hypochondriac, so I thought having a device that monitored my health would give me peace of mind. It turns out I was wrong. Last month, I was doing yard work in my backyard in Austin. It was a hot day, and I was sweating. I was trimming bushes and pulling weeds. Nothing too strenuous. All of a sudden, my watch started vibrating. I looked down and saw 47 emergency alerts being sent to my emergency contacts. My mother-in-law called 911. The police showed up at my door. My wife was hysterical. She thought I was dying. I was just trimming bushes. I had to explain to the police that I was fine while still holding my hedge trimmer. It was a surreal moment. The watch had detected 'abnormal stress levels' and decided I was having a medical emergency. I tried to turn off the alerts, but they kept coming. I had to show the police my watch and explain that I was fine. They laughed, but I was mortified. My mother-in-law still brings it up at family dinners. She tells everyone about the time I almost died trimming bushes. It's become a family joke. I can't live it down. I turned off the fall detection. I turned off the heart rate alerts. I disabled all emergency notifications. I thought I had solved the problem. The watch still sends alerts randomly. It thinks I'm dying every time I mow the lawn. I've taken to leaving it at home when I do yard work. The AI is too sensitive and I can't trust it. I've even started taking it off when I exercise because I'm afraid it will alert emergency services when I'm just out for a run. I've tried Apple Watch screen protectors and bands to make it more comfortable, but the problem is the AI, not the hardware. The watch is constantly judging me. It tells me I'm stressed when I'm just having a normal day. It tells me I need to stand up when I'm already standing. It's like having a robot therapist that hates me. I've started to resent the watch. It's supposed to be a helpful tool, but it's become a source of anxiety. I've read about AI knows value better than humans and how technology is becoming more intrusive. My Apple Watch is the most intrusive technology I've ever owned. Has anyone else been falsely accused by their Apple Watch? I feel like my watch is trying to get me institutionalized. I'm starting to think the watch has a mind of its own and it's trying to kill me through stress and embarrassment.