A viral "Death Clock" app is using artificial intelligence to let people know not just when they're going to die, but how.

Using AI to analyze your diet, sleep, health information, lifestyle, drinking habits, and relationship status, the app calculates how long you'll likely live (providing an exact date) and what factors might influence that number.

Here's how to try it out for yourself. 

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After you download the app (for Android or iOS), Death Clock will ask you to take a questionnaire. (It took me less than 5 minutes to complete.) You'll provide basic information such as how much water you drink, how much you sleep, your BMI, if you eat sugary sweets, and if you exercise. You'll also provide more specific data like your blood pressure and blood sugar numbers. (I didn't have the exact number when I took the quiz.)

Each question is backed by scientific research, the app says, and you can tap to see how that specific factor affects your score. 

When I finished the questionnaire, I got my results. The Death Clock told me I'll live to be 80 (so I'm a little over halfway there at 42) under my current conditions. With better habits, though, I could potentially add 14 more years to my life, finally clocking out at 94. 

Once I saw how much time I had left, the app offered a personalized longevity plan for$39 a year (but there is a free 7-day trial).

When I first opened my longevity plan, the app recommended that I have comprehensive bloodwork and cancer screenings done by a doctor and that I take daily supplements.

Many of the recommendations were obvious -more water, more exercise, and better eating habits -but some were based on my specific answers and things everyone my age should do. I suspect if I had entered all my exact numbers, my recommendations would have been even more personal. 

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What's interesting about these results, though, is that they do vary from person to person depending on answers. Some of my wife's recommendations were the same, but most weren't. The app does seem to consider your specific answers and make a plan based on your input. Some recommendations are a little dubious (the app also told another editor that a sauna could "detoxify the body"), but most are solid advice.

At its core, Death Clock is a health app with the goal of helping you live longer. It didn't necessarily tell me anything I didn't know, but it did bring those things to the front of my mind and show me the real impact making a few decisions might have. 

The prospect of seeing just how close death might be -down to the minute -might seem a little morbid, but it's helpful to know there's something you can do about it. 

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