Fireside Chat, Interview, Conference Presentation, Keynote
" It is very possible that the first people to live to a thousand are alive right now."
- The first individuals capable of living to 1,000 years old are likely already alive, with the population of potential centenarians being significantly larger than commonly perceived.
- Exceptional demographic change is currently being driven by rapid technological advancements, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI) and brain-computer interfaces (BCIs).
- AI capabilities are becoming real and widely deployable but remain "not priced in," indicating a gap between current market valuation and anticipated utility.
- Public awareness of the transformative potential of AI remains low, while the implications of BCIs are equally underappreciated.
- AI intelligence is projected to become broadly accessible to entities possessing the agency to deploy it.
- While a complete cure for all diseases by 2035 is not anticipated, new lateral treatment options will emerge by that date.
- New medical and technological options by 2035 will reframe the fundamental understanding of the human condition.
- Technological progress will reconfigure the interface between humans and computers, as well as the direct interface between humans and other humans.
- Brain-computer interfaces are functionally equivalent to brain-to-brain interfaces in many contexts, creating entirely new domains of human interaction.