Live Longer with AI

We all want to live longer but also live better. This book uncovers some really interesting stories about humans and how AI can play a role in helping us live longer and better. The approach with interviewing others worked really well - my favorite was the conversation with the Strongest Man (Eddie Hall). Great read!

Who doesn’t want to live longer? Who doesn’t want to drink or bathe in the waters of the Fountain of Youth, a dream first recounted it seems by the Ancient Greek historian Herodotus. He told the story of a legendary people, the Macrobians, who lived to the age of 120. Is AI rejuvenating that dream? “How artificial intelligence is helping us extend our healthspan and live better too” is the question that Tina Woods, the founder and CEO of Collider Health and Collider Science, and the co-founder of Longevity International, asks and tries to answer through conversations with multiple gurus in this book.While the question of our longevity will never fully leave the realms of religions and metaphysics, a new era of efforts to understand the structure of life began with the isolation of the Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) molecule by Friedrich Miescher in 1869. This was the first piece of a new story. Less than 20 years later, Albrecht Kossel, who had started his career as the assistant of Felix Hoppe-Seyler (of whom Miescher had been a student), determined the chemical composition of nucleic acids, the genetic substance of biological cells, which earned him the 1910 Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine. Kossel paved the way for more research that ultimately led to the double-helix model of DNA by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953, and for which they earned the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine, along with Maurice Wilkins.James Watson is said to have been inspired to change his focus of field study from ornithology to genetics after reading Erwin Schrödinger's 1942 book, What Is Life? The response is clearly another book, the “book of life” that scientists are now racing to put together. Will technology accelerate our foray into the tools to extend human life? Chances are that it will. As emphasized by Woods, “significant advances in AI and causal machine learning will be needed to decode the many complex networks at work in this most extraordinary book of life, which will provide a new foundation for biological discovery and innovation at an unprecedented scale.”There is no doubt that scientific advances will help us address deteriorative entropy and generate what Schrödinger called “negative entropy,” a term French physicist Léon Brillouin then condensed to one word, “negentropy.” But this assumes that other environmental parameters are addressed, which is the crux of this book. What’s the point of decoding “the book of life” if all the consequences of doing so are not taken care of? This book is a systematic review of the societal and economic implications related to our quest for longevity. Here is a short list of some of them:- What will be the role of big tech and the effects of its multi-pronged alliances (with insurance companies, medical organizations, wearable devices, etc.)?- Who will define and enforce the governance principles guiding data access and data sharing?- While health is every single person‘s most powerful asset, who will ensure that longevity is not the privilege of wealth and social status?- What are the mechanisms that will enable individuals to take control of their own lives and well-being while addressing their concerns of not being able to pursue professional activities allowing to support themselves financially?However, as challenging as these questions may sometimes be, they also activate our strengths and sense of agency. The Fourth Healthcare Revolution is definitely under way, and at the heart of it, our quest for health and longer lives invites each of us to pay attention to the environment we live in and to contribute to new perspectives on what social good might be or should entail. This well-documented book, with multiple interviews with great scientists and entrepreneurs, is an opening toward a serene approach to the value of exponential technologies. These conversations don’t rush us into an apocalyptic future. Instead, they offer us more choices and the ability to reflect on who we want to become. We all may be ready for this more than ever before. After all, there may be some silver lining to the current pandemic: It “has shown how quickly we can make drastic changes to our lifestyles, abandoning long-held habits and practices. These shifts may not be short-lived, either; indeed, they may become permanent reminders of the dramatic behavioral and cultural shifts currently underway.”

I’ve been researching on AI on the tech sector, and this book provides detailed discussions on the applications of AI in healthcare and bio-medicine. Plenty of interviews with top experts in the industry, made even more relevant during these times of COVID-19 pandemic. I now better understand how data from DNA, genomics, and tech players, such as with the Apple watch, play a part in providing recommendations to your diet and lifestyle routines, helping to prolong longevity. How governments and businesses are prepared to act to care for “multistage stage life” citizens. Definitely thought-provoking, glad this came my way.

An amazingly rich survey book on key topics impacting a healthy and vibrant life-span ....from the individual to the societal point of view. The interviews from a wide range of experts in technology, health care, and policy professionals Illustrate many ways we can improve the quality and longevity of our lives. Bravo, Ms Woods!

This is an extensive overview from numerous experts in the deep science and understanding of the role of technology - in particular AI - in extending and driving longevity. Jam-packed with fascinating insights and useful information around living more healthily and for much longer, this is a thoroughly researched, very well-written, insightful and inspiring book. It's bang-up-to-date, including fascinating insights into global crises and the current Covid-19 pandemic, a ready-reference to much useful information for us to tackle future health challenges and living longer better.

Don’t often give reviews but I really enjoyed this book.I wanted to learn more about the system affecting ageing well and how AI fits into it all.Extremely knowledgable author - would def recommend.

Fascinating interviews with leaders in the various fields covered by the book. Tina Woods is a great guide to this topic which should be of interest to anyone wondering about how we all might age better.

Full of incredible information about the future of AI and longevity. Lots of great tips to help you live longer and happier too.

A well-timed review of how Artificial Intelligence can impact and transform all aspects of staying healthy and living longer, at the individual level and as a society post-Covid. Many insightful interviews and ideas, definitely recommend to anyone interested in longevity and transformative technologies.