descriptive claim
Amodei predicts AI-accelerated biology could double human lifespan to ~150 years within the 5-10 year post-powerful-AI window, with the possibility of reaching longevity 'escape velocity' for currently-living people.
desc_amodei_lifespan_doubling
confidence 0.55
Evidence (1)
supports (1)
- weight0.75
locator: Biology and health, final bullet
“life expectancy increased almost 2x in the 20th century (from ~40 years to ~75), so it's 'on trend' that the 'compressed 21st' would double it again to 150.”