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Did Anyone Predict Coronavirus? (unherd.com)
1 point by jajag on April 23, 2020 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


Sure, lots of people.

As a PhD in ML, I get asked about the singularity all the time. My goto response is I am far more worried about a virus causing mass death than machines taking over the world. Fortunately, this is not that and rather a good warning and test for humanity.

Lots of people will claim to have, it's more about positioning and marketing when they do.




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