A new app called Death Clock predicts the date of a user's death and provides tips on how to delay that date.
TechCrunch wrote about the iPod Death Clock app in 2006, and developer Brett Franson told Bloomberg that his app uses AI trained on more than 1,200 life expectancy studies. He said it had resulted in “pretty significant” improvements in standard life tables.
Naturally, I had to try it myself. The survey started with basic questions such as age, gender, and ethnicity, and also included more detailed questions about family history, mental health, and chronic illness. Finally, I was predicted to die on February 28, 2074 at the ripe old age of 90…but with better habits I might live to be 103.
For a $40 annual subscription, Death Clock suggests ways to improve my habits and displays a countdown to my estimated death.
That date of death is designed to be shared online, but it also has practical implications. Accurate mortality estimates could be helpful because, as financial planner Ryan Zabrowski told Bloomberg, “a big concern for older retirees is living longer than they have money.” There is.