Fountain Life improved brain age by 26%
Fountain Life members with advanced brain age who adopted healthy lifestyle interventions saw their brain age improve by 26% on average.
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Jul 13, 2026
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Illinois AI Safety Measures Act and the Plan A Deceleration Proposal
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Peter reports that Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed SB 315, the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act — framed as the nation's strongest AI accountability law — targeting frontier labs generating more than $500 million annually. It mandates 72-hour incident reporting and annual independent safety audits, and was notably supported by Anthropic. Alex frames this charitably: these laws set a floor that frontier labs are already far exceeding in their internal practices, making it essentially a placeholder that may shape a future federal framework more favorably for the industry. Dave notes the law doesn't take effect for 18 months — by singularity timescales, essentially forever. Salim calls it a step from 'declaration to evidentiary' governance, which he broadly supports even if he'd prefer federal or global scope. Alex then raises the AI Futures Project's 'Plan A' document — a proposal to delay superintelligence development until 2040 through mutually assured destruction, bombing unauthorized chip foundries or data centers. Peter calls it 'caveman thinking.' Alex says he's not a fan either [1] — Peter Diamandis "Illinois AI Safety Act targets labs earning $500M+/year: Illinois's AI Safety Measures Act targets frontier labs generating over $500 milli…" 1:06:00 [2].
45% of dementia cases are entirely preventable
According to Fountain Life's CMO, conservative estimates suggest 45% of dementia cases are entirely preventable through lifestyle and health interventions.
1/4 of Fountain Life members had advanced brain age
Advanced testing at Fountain Life revealed that one quarter of their members had advanced brain age, highlighting the widespread but hidden nature of cognitive decline risk.
Illinois AI Safety Act targets labs earning $500M+/year
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