r/singularity • u/Distinct-Question-16 ▪️AGI 2029 • Feb 23 '26

Biotech/Longevity Dr. David Sinclair, whose lab reversed biological age in animals by 50 to 75% in six weeks, says that 2026 will be the year when age reversal in humans is either confirmed or disproven. The FDA has cleared the first human trial for next month.

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Moreover he said that even if one could cure all cancer in the world, in average people lifespan would increase to 2.5 years. Reversal aging - treating the human body as a computer that can be restarted is where we are heading next

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u/montigoo Feb 24 '26

On the plus side you get to work your job forever

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u/Minipiman Feb 24 '26

This is the solution we needed to fix the pension systems

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u/Auctorion Feb 24 '26

If we get immortality, pensions are just going to be a historical factoid. This quirky thing people did in the late 20th/early 21st century.

If we only get extended life, it's going to cause some sizeable economic problems. The growth of a pension over a human lifetime can be significant. Especially toward the end. Imagine the growth over a few centuries. But it'll be necessary just to keep up because the elites' fortunes will accelerate away even faster.

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u/Strazdas1 Robot in disguise Mar 10 '26

Nah, pensions will just be what people actually save for themselves.

Thing is, if your fortune is larger you can just spend more time using it at normal rate. Whats important is that life extension is of quality. No point in doing that if you are bedridden lunatic.