‘We’re Living Longer, But We’re Living Longer, Sicker’: Rejuve CEO

Whereas most individuals instantly affiliate synthetic intelligence with instruments to jot down a time period paper or design an artwork undertaking, AI expertise can also be being tapped to push the boundaries of longevity and well being. One firm harnessing AI to provide higher well being outcomes is Saint Lucia-based Rejuve.

Initially launched in 2018 by SingularityNET founder and CEO Ben Goertzel, Rejuve is a biotechnology firm that goals to make use of synthetic intelligence and decentralized expertise to assist individuals dwell more healthy lives.

“AI allows us to course of knowledge at a lot quicker charges and [in] extra intricate mixtures than individuals simply studying infinite papers and the whole lot,” Rejuve CEO Jasmine Smith advised Decrypt. “Simply with the ability to have that customized medication theme form of propagates extra by way of AI as a result of it may possibly analyze the information and help medical suppliers of their decision-making.”

As expertise and medication advance, the typical particular person’s lifespan has elevated, with the typical life expectancy in the US now 79 years outdated, up 0.08% from 2022, in line with knowledge analysis agency Macrotrends. However whereas persons are dwelling longer, it doesn’t imply they dwell higher lives.

“We see that though the typical life expectations all over the world have been rising, the charges of continual illness have been rising at just about the identical price,” Smith mentioned. “So it is like we’re dwelling longer, however we’re dwelling longer, sicker,” she mentioned, suggesting that extra persons are dwelling to 90 years outdated however spend the final a number of months or years bedridden.

Residing lengthy and full lives is the objective of most people, in fact. However longevity tech tends to work finest for the rich—individuals who can afford the assessments, medicine, specialised meals, and coverings essential to reverse ageing. So-called “biohacking golf equipment” are popping up worldwide to cater to the elite.

Rejuve goals to democratize longevity with the assistance of the not too long ago launched Rejuve Longevity app—together with its related digital asset token and NFTs—using the Ethereum, Cardano, and BnB Chain blockchains. Smith defined that individuals who enroll to make use of the Rejuve app earn tokens in change for knowledge supplied and retaining their profile updated.

“A part of what we’re doing with the [Longevity] app is with the ability to crowdsource knowledge from individuals everywhere in the world—so not simply particular populations,” she mentioned. “With the ability to mix it in methods which might be helpful to people, but in addition on the inhabitants degree, [and] discovering what’s most influencing ageing and what options we are able to flatten that curve of illness.”

Smith mentioned the Rejuve app goals to interrupt down sophisticated ideas like ageing into easier phrases which might be extra relatable and straightforward to grasp.

In his ongoing quest for the fountain of youth, billionaire biohacker Bryan Johnson mentioned a necessary aspect of dwelling longer, more healthy lives is to cease “self-destructive habits.”

“All of us have these variations inside us the place we commit this self-destructive habits, and we accomplish that time and again,” Johnson mentioned in an interview with Bloomberg. “Oftentimes among the largest positive factors might be made if we simply stopped a few of these extra self-destructive behaviors.”

Others lending their voices to the decision for higher dwelling embrace standard longevity persona Dr. David “Agingdoc” Barzilai, who revealed his id in November after being a pseudonymous presence on social media.

“We need to have a great life,” Barzilai mentioned. “If we are able to dwell so long as we would like, or so long as attainable, and spend extra time with household, that is fantastic. However we need to be wholesome and really feel nice whereas we’re round.”

In October, Microsoft Company Vice President of Analysis and Incubations Peter Lee sang the praises of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in serving to his household perceive the advanced medical jargon in the course of the care of his aged father.

“A few of that was the gasoline, and the fireplace ended up being our lack of expertise of those lab assessments and reviews,” Lee mentioned, calling it empowering to ask ChatGPT the three most vital inquiries to ask after they communicate to the physician.

Edited by Ryan Ozawa.