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and what was the life expectancy during these times? 20-30 years for the population as a whole, according to GPT-4. It did mention some wealthier folk might liv
by aussieguy1234 3y ago
and what was the life expectancy during these times? 20-30 years for the population as a whole, according to GPT-4. It did mention some wealthier folk might live longer if they can avoid the many other dangers like war, disease etc...
- whythre 3y agoThere’s lies, damned lies, and statistics quoted by AI. Average ancient life expectancy numbers are substantially lowered due to high infant mortality. Once this early danger had passed, most people lived to approximately the same age we do now: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18359748/#:~:text=Their%20mean%20%2B%2F%2D%20SD%20and,of%20life%20in%20classical%20Greece https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18359748/#:~:text=Their%20me.... This wasn’t a children of the corn situation.