# Children Born Today Could Live Far Beyond 120 by Vishal Maini > "When people are asked how long they expect to live, they usually answer with a number somewhere between seventy and one hundred ten. We have discussed how events could go badly in the next few years, but if we make it through, children born today could live very long and healthy lives. The number is not going to be 120; it is going to be higher than that." > **— Vishal Maini**, *Palisade Research interview, September 29, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Recording and complete contiguous answer:** [Palisade Research interview at 35:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S_Ay87dEy0&t=2121s) — Maini develops the proposition preserved in the poster text. The transcription removes verbal filler and immediate repetition, repairs punctuation, and normalizes obvious caption errors without joining separate speakers or noncontiguous turns. - **Canonical transcript conversion:** [[research/Vishal Maini - Humanity's Machine Successor and the AI Transition|Humanity's Machine Successor — Vishal Maini on Recursive Self-Improvement and the AI Transition]] — preserves the complete source unit, speaker attribution, editorial method, and evidence boundary used for this Reminder. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/Longevity Escape Velocity|Longevity Escape Velocity]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/Mechanistic Intelligence Is Humanity's Greatest Liberation|Mechanistic Intelligence Is Humanity's Greatest Liberation]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Longevity Escape Velocity|Longevity Escape Velocity]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Vishal Maini|Vishal Maini]] - [[wiki/Longevity Escape Velocity|Longevity Escape Velocity]] - [[wiki/Age Reversal|Age Reversal]] - [[wiki/Human Future with Advanced AI|Human Future with Advanced AI]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "When people are asked how long they expect to live, they usually answer with a number somewhere between seventy and one hundred ten. We have discussed how events could go badly in the next few years, but if we make it through, children born today could live very long and healthy lives. The number is not going to be 120; it is going to be higher than that." — Vishal Maini, Palisade Research interview, September 29, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-vishal-maini-children-live-beyond-120 ```