New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- Deepinder Goyal, Founder and CEO of Temple and founder of Zomato, has defended his new Temple device amid criticism over its pricing and technology claims, clarifying that it is designed as a fitness and artificial intelligence (AI) device and is not intended to diagnose or prevent diseases.

In a social media post, Goyal said the company had not made any medical claims about the device and stressed that it does not replace the need for people to consult doctors.

"Temple is strictly a fitness + AI device, and we've made no medical claims. Temple is not proven to diagnose or prevent any disease. It doesn't do anything which replaces the need for you to see a doctor," he said.

His clarification came after criticism an...