From: mk_thisisit
The term “escape velocity to longevity” describes a future point where scientific and technological advancements will add more time to human life expectancy than the rate at which people age [00:16:56]. This phenomenon is predicted to occur around 2032 [00:00:01].
Current State of Longevity Gain
Currently, due to scientific advances, humans gain approximately four months of life for every year they live [00:17:10]. This means that for every year lived, individuals still experience a net loss of about eight months in their overall life expectancy [00:17:18].
The 2032 Turning Point
By around 2032, medicine is expected to advance exponentially to the point where living for one year will result in gaining a full year of life, and subsequently, more than a year for every year lived [00:17:26]. At this stage, concerning health, humanity will effectively be “going back in time” [00:00:11], [00:17:41].
Role of AI and Medical Advancements
The achievement of escape velocity to longevity is largely attributed to the rapid progress in AI merging with medicine [00:15:57].
Key contributing factors include:
- Rapid Disease Cures AI tools, as demonstrated by Moderna during the COVID pandemic, can design and optimize sequences for effective vaccines and speed up production and testing processes [00:16:05].
- Biosimulations Exponential increases in computing power will soon enable the rapid testing of billions of molecular sequences to find cures for all diseases [00:16:34].
- Understanding Proteins Deepmind’s Alphafold 2 AI model discovered the shapes of 200 million proteins, almost all known proteins in humans and nature, unlocking information to synthetically produce proteins that can fight diseases like cancer or Alzheimer’s [00:12:14]. More recently, Alpha Proteo was unveiled, capable of creating new proteins to manipulate molecular interactions [00:12:47].
Beyond Biological Limitations
This concept is part of a broader vision where humanity transcends the boundaries of biology [00:14:52]. As humans continue to connect with AI, they will become a hybrid species, enhanced by AI but still fundamentally human [00:17:47]. Analogies are drawn to current medical enhancements like cochlear implants, pacemakers, and prosthetic limbs [00:17:57]. The future envisions machines becoming smaller and more powerful, residing invisibly within the body, freeing humans from biological limitations and allowing for unrestricted life [00:18:11].