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Megan Graff's avatar

I have 36 days left in China. I had my third shot of Sinovac in December 2021 and Covid in December 2022 (along with 80% or more of people in China). They won't give you a booster if you have had Covid in the last 6 months nor can you sign up to get an mRNA vaccine in Hong Kong until 6 months have passed. A friend visited me last weekend on her way to the USA from a business trip to India. She gave me a box of Paxlovid. I'm hoping I make it to Canada and can get a proper vaccine without catching Covid again first but it's reassuring to have the Paxlovid if I don't.

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Renee Hlozek's avatar

Ooof I’m sorry (and maybe not surprised?) :/

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Scott Snyder's avatar

A thought, just a thought... if you can't beat 'em, join 'em? Maybe find ways to use AI to game out the next pandemic? (Now who's sexy? You sexy thing you.)

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Alanna Shaikh's avatar

There are a lot of use cases for AI, for sure. Epidemiology is ripe for it.

However, I am not convinced any of them outweigh the multiplier effect that AI can have on violence. This report on AI and its use by terrorist actors gets into some of it: https://unicri.it/News/Algorithms-Terrorism-Malicious-Use-Artificial-Intelligence-Terrorist-Purposes

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