It's likely [that we're] just another ten to twelve years away from the point that the general public will hit longevity escape velocity. - Peter Diamandis

one of the better responses to the threat of scarcity is not to try to slice our pie thinner — rather it’s to figure out how to make more pies.

Sebastian Thrun, previously the director of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and now the head of Google’s autonomous car lab, feels the benefits will be significant. “There are nearly 50 million auto accidents worldwide each year, with over 1.2 million needless deaths. AI applications such as automatic breaking or lane guidance will keep drivers from injuring themselves when falling asleep at the wheel. This is where artificial intelligence can help save lives every day.

Stem Cell Exhaustion: As we age, our supply of stem cells plummets, in certain cases by a ten thousandfold decline. Worse, the ones we do manage to hang on to become far less active. This means that the body's internal tissue and organ repair system loses its ability to do its job.