The field of life extension experiences the signs of stagnation. Mostly the same people promote the same ideas for last 15 or more years - and the real growth of human life expectancy is mostly connected with success in medicine. the contrast is especially strong if we compare with AI.

One of possible solution is to use methodology which inspired many gathers of AI - the art of improving of human rationality.

It is based on several ideas:

expected utility of interventions
game theory and better cooperation between players
decision theory
altruism
reference class forecasting.

Another important connection is relation with AI. Can we defeat aging and even reach immortality without superintelligence? Should we take risk of accelerating AI to ensure personal survival – or cryonics is enough?

Can we hope to resurrect the dead - including ourselves in the future with the help of AI?

In short, we should apply already developed methodology of rationality to the filed of life extension.

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