Re:72-year-old Congressman pursues a Master's in AI
by arcturus17 on Thursday December 29, 2022 @02:25AM
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Sorry about your parents... I wouldn't want wish anyone to lose them early. I also understand that genetics sometimes are an unescapeable force.
On the bright side however, life expectancy is growing worldwide. In Spain, where I live, average expectancy before Covid peaked at 84 years old. In the US it was 79. The difference is irrelevant to my point (I have no clue what the cause is); the fact is in both cases the stat has grwon explosively in the last 50 years [1] [2]
Likewise there is dramatic progress being made against cancer [3] and other deadly diseases.
Down to everyday life, I am constantly amazed by what some 70 year olds look like nowadays.
I don't lead a perfect lifestyle, but the idea of being able to get a degree on a complex topic like AI in the 70's definitely inspires me to at least try and tilt the odds in my favor to get to that age in good standing. The amount of information and inexpensive tools at our disposal today is staggering.
On the bright side however, life expectancy is growing worldwide. In Spain, where I live, average expectancy before Covid peaked at 84 years old. In the US it was 79. The difference is irrelevant to my point (I have no clue what the cause is); the fact is in both cases the stat has grwon explosively in the last 50 years [1] [2]
Likewise there is dramatic progress being made against cancer [3] and other deadly diseases.
Down to everyday life, I am constantly amazed by what some 70 year olds look like nowadays.
I don't lead a perfect lifestyle, but the idea of being able to get a degree on a complex topic like AI in the 70's definitely inspires me to at least try and tilt the odds in my favor to get to that age in good standing. The amount of information and inexpensive tools at our disposal today is staggering.
[1] https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?location...
[2] https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?location...
[3] https://ourworldindata.org/cancer#is-the-world-making-progre...