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Unlike futurists I have little hope of our medical system producing radical improvements to human lifespan in my lifetime. Even ASI can't cure aging if it is no
by modeless 2y ago
Unlike futurists I have little hope of our medical system producing radical improvements to human lifespan in my lifetime. Even ASI can't cure aging if it is not allowed to do experiments or if powerful lobbies prevent it from accessing medical data or "displacing" human medical staff.
If we want to get breakthroughs in lifespan extension quickly, they will have to come initially from something like this where vested interests are less strong and regulations less stifling. Not that I think this particular effort is going to do it, but something like it is the only way it could happen.
- ben_w 2y agoWhile I think that anti-aging is harder than e.g. a successful and sane brain upload, the very thing you say in your second paragraph is why I think we may get it anyway — my inner cynic says that there are many rich and powerful dictators who will be very happy to volunteer their population as test subjects.
- nradov 2y agoAging is not a single thing that can be cured. No one even agrees on what aging is. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03936-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03936-8 But there's nothing stopping aging related research. Ethics committees allow scientists to conduct experiments as long as those meet proper privacy and safety standards. Nothing is being blocked over concerns about displacing human medical staff so I can't imagine where you're coming up with that type of conspiracy theory. Even if all rules and regulations were removed there will be no radical improvements to human lifespan in your lifetime. This is fine. You are expendable.