A new app called Death Clock predicts the date of death for users and offers tips on how to get that date back.
TechCrunch wrote about the iPod Death Clock app back in 2006 — but developer Brett Franson told Bloomberg that with AI trained on over 1,200 life-year studies, his app offers a “significant” improvement over standard life tables.
Naturally, I had to try it myself. The questionnaire started with basics like age, gender, and ethnicity, but also included more detailed questions about family history, mental health, and chronic conditions. Finally, it predicted that I will die on February 28, 2074, at the age of 90 … but with better habits, I may live to be 103.
For an annual subscription fee of $40, Death Clock will both suggest ways to improve my habits and show the clock ticking down to my imminent death.
That day of death is designed to be shared online, but it also has a real impact. As financial planner Ryan Zabrowski told Bloomberg, “The biggest concern is older people, who are retired, spending their money,” so accurate mortality rates can help.
