AI's Potential to Uncover Unknown Correlations and the Importance of Personal Control

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The chapter explores the potential of AI technology to predict a person's death date and the implications it holds for longer and healthier lives. The speakers discuss concerns regarding personal control and decision-making in using this technology.

UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt has signalled he wants to cut taxes further in the coming months, the conflict in the Red Sea is rekindling fears over oil and inflation, and the FT’s Anjana Ahuja says scientists have developed artificial intelligence models to predict how long people will live.

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