‘We are living old but we are living long and we are sick’: Rejuve CEO

As more people connect artificial intelligence to devices to write a term paper or design an art project, AI technology is being developed to push the boundaries of age and health. One company using AI to drive better health outcomes is St. Lucia-based Rejuve.

Originally launched in 2018 by SingularityNET founder and CEO Ben Goertzel, Rejuve is a biotechnology company that aims to use artificial intelligence and decentralized technology to help people live healthier lives.

“AI allows us to process data at a much faster rate. [in] More complex combinations than reading endless papers and everything,” Rejuve CEO Jasmine Smith told Decrypt. “Being able to deliver this personalized medicine theme through AI will be able to analyze the data and help clinical providers in their decision-making.”

As technology and medicine advance, the average person's age increases The average life expectancy in the United States is now 79 years old, an increase of 0.08% compared to 2022, according to data research firm Macrotrends. But just because people live longer, doesn't mean they live better.

“While the average life expectancy around the world is increasing, we see that the incidence of chronic diseases is increasing at the same rate,” Smith said. “So it looks like we're living longer, but we're living, we're sick,” she said, noting that many people live to be 90 years old but spend the last several months or years bedridden.

Living a long and full life is the goal of most people. But longevity technology works best for the wealthy: those who can afford the tests, drugs, special diets and treatments necessary to reverse aging. So-called “biohacking clubs” have sprung up around the world to host academics.

Rejuve aims to democratize longevity with the help of the recently released Rejuve Longevity app—along with its associated digital asset tokens and NFTs—using the Ethereum, Cardano, and BnB Chain blockchains. Smith explained that people who sign up to use the Rejuve app will receive a token to access information and update their profile.

“One of the parts we work with [Longevity] The app can aggregate data from people all over the world — so it's not just about specific people, “being able to aggregate it in ways that benefit individuals, but also at the population level.” [and] Knowing what affects aging and what solutions we can use to reverse the course of the disease.

Smith says the Rejuve app aims to break down complex concepts like aging into more relevant and easy-to-understand terms.

In his ongoing quest to discover the fountain of youth, billionaire biohacker Brian Johnson says the key to living a long, healthy life is “stopping self-destructive behavior.”

“We all have these versions of ourselves where we engage in self-destructive behavior, and we do it over and over again,” Johnson said in an interview with Bloomberg. “If we stop some of the often self-destructive behaviors, some great benefits can be had.”

Other voices calling for a better life include Dr. David “Agindoc” Barzilay, a well-known long-time personality who revealed his identity in November after appearing on social media by name.

“We want to have a good life,” Berzilai said. “If we can live as much as we want or as much as we can and spend more time with family, that's great. But we want to be healthy and feel good about ourselves.

In October, Microsoft corporate vice president of research and incubation Peter Lee sang the praises of OpenAI's ChatGPT for helping his family understand complex medical terminology during his elderly father's care.

“Some of that was the fuel, and the fire became our lack of understanding of these lab tests and reports,” she said, adding that it was powerful to ask Chatjipit the three most important questions we should ask when talking to a doctor.

Edited by Ryan Ozawa.