An application, powered by artificial intelligence, claims to be able to predict the day of death of its users… for 40 dollars.
“Death? It now has its application.” This was the film's catchphrase. Countdown (2019) which featured a trendy app capable of predicting the day of your death.
Except that this platform is no longer a fiction. As Bloomberg reports, the AI-powered Death Clock application now claims to be able to know the day of your death. And the application is a real success. It has been downloaded more than 125,000 times since its launch last July, according to Sensor Tower. However, the application costs no less than 40 dollars.
“A significant step forward”
To know the day of their death, the user must indicate their diet, physical activity, stress and sleep levels so that the AI can carry out the calculation. The program has in fact trained on more than 1,200 studies on life expectancy, bringing together more than 53 million participants.
A countdown then appears which ends… on the day of your death.
In reality, the aim of the platform is to offer Internet users advice to improve their lifestyle and therefore their life expectancy. In this way, he will be able to change the fateful date.
“There’s probably no more important date in your life than the day you’re going to die,” says Bret Franson, the app’s designer.
Beyond individual interest, the concept could have other uses. Indeed, life expectancy is used by governments, businesses and even individuals to calculate retirement programs, life insurance amounts or even for financial planning.
However, the averages used in these calculations can be “quite far from reality”, explains Brent Franson. Death Clock could therefore constitute “a significant advance” compared to current tools, by offering more personalized calculations.
Despite this progress, the tool has its limits. In addition to completely unpredictable variables, such as accidents or even pandemics, there are many elements that are difficult to measure, such as loneliness or the feeling of gratitude.
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