Exploring the science and stories behind human longevity

with Peter Bowes

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AI companions to combat loneliness

Dor Skuler | Intuition Robotics

Loneliness, which affects how long people live, is at epidemic levels. Social isolation is not confined to the elderly, although the anxiety caused by feeling alone is borne especially hard by older people. Could artificial intelligence help?

Dor Skuler, co-founder of Intuition Robotics, joined us to explain that AI-driven technology could be part of the solution. The company has developed ElliQ, an AI companion that keeps people company at home through conversations and activities that connect with the outside world.

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About the podcast

In a series of one-to-one interviews, the Live Long and Master Aging podcast hacks the aging process. Our guests include world-renowned scientists, future thinkers and biohackers, all of whom have a common goal of figuring out how we can live longer and healthier. We also talk to inspiring individuals who have already mastered the aging process. We talk a lot about food, fasting, fitness, the brain and good fortune.

Your host

A British-born, naturalised American, Peter Bowes is a freelance journalist and broadcaster. He is trained as a biologist and has spent much of his career working in news, current affairs and documentary-making for the BBC. A self-experimenter, when it comes to his own diet and exercise, Peter is fascinated by lifestyles and science-based regimes that promote healthy aging.