The team behind a ‘AI Death Calculator” who can predict, well, when you will die, issued a stark warning to those who wish to know their life expectancy.
Danish researchers have revealed the Vie2vec AI Chatbot in December. They said the program can accurately predict not only how long you will live, but also your wealth.
Today, a number of copycat apps are appearing online that appear to be scams – while the original chatbot has not been made public.
The team issued a warning that fraudsters have created scam websites imitating the chatbot that “have nothing to do with us and our work.”
“So be careful,” they warn.
They claim that the original software is private because it contains sensitive data and is stored at Statistics Denmark – so the robot cannot be accessed via the internet.
On their site, they urge readers to exercise caution.
“We are aware of Life2vec social media accounts and there is at least one fraudulent website,” they said. “We are not affiliated with these entities or any other entity claiming to use our technology.”
Fraudulent websites may aim to steal data and other sensitive information, such as email addresses, phone numbers or credit card details.
They could even be used to spread malware.
Life2vec was created by Danish and American scientists.
They introduced data from Danish health and demographic records on six million people aged 35 to 65 into the model.
About half of the participants died between 2016 and 2020. However, researchers found that Life2vec predicted who would die and who would live with 78% accuracy.
The AI used information such as income, occupation and medical history to determine how long people would live, as well as the social “life events” they might experience in the coming years.
“This could predict health outcomes,” said Sune Lehmann, a professor at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and lead author of the Life2vec study.
“So it could predict fertility or obesity, or maybe predict who will get cancer or who won’t.”
“But it could also predict whether you’re going to make a lot of money.”
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