Analysis

July 22, 2024

Entrepreneurs are using AI to crack the longevity code

Startups are using AI to build personalised treatments to extend our lifespan


Tim Smith

5 min read

In a startup age influenced by the transhumanist culture of Silicon Valley — where AI researchers are building technology to upload your consciousness into the cloud, and millionaires are injecting their children’s blood into them to keep them young — it was never going to take long for founders to start applying powerful machine learning models to the science of longevity.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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