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COVID made people appreciate the value of technology. For example, autonomous vehicles, whether automobiles or drones, take on much greater importance when muc

COVID made people appreciate the value of technology. For example, autonomous vehicles, whether automobiles or drones, take on much greater importance when much of the population is restricted to their homes and needs goods delivered, preferrably without interacting with a human. Machine learning goes from a technology that can make our lives more comfortable and improve the bottom line, to one that can end a global catastophe. Ending regulatory morass goes from a theoretical interest in the pursuit of abstract GDP growth statistics, to an imperative to prevent any future repetitions of the six week delay in COVID testing caused by the FDA at the outset of the pandemic in the US [1], or the regulatory delays in making available low-cost/makeshift ventilators, rapid at-home COVID tests, etc. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/us/coronavirus-testing-delays.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/us/coronavirus-testing-de...

lm28469 6y ago
> For example, autonomous vehicles, whether automobiles or drones, take on much greater importance when much of the population is restricted to their homes and needs goods delivered, preferrably without interacting with a human. I don't know where you live but here we're being delivered food by people on good old bicycles or cars. > Machine learning goes from a technology that can make our lives more comfortable and improve the bottom line, to one that can end a global catastophe. How so ? COVID made people realise that unchecked globalisation brings Asian viruses to your doorstep in less than 24 hours. That deforestation increase risk of infectious diseases jumping from animals to humans. That most western countries have no manufacturing power when crisis hit (masks, ICU beds, alcohol gels &c.). That countries relying almost entirely on tourism are one step away from complete collapse. That a very large part of western countries are absolutely clueless at handling emergencies. I personally dont want to live in a world in which I work from home, talk to people through zoom and I'm so scared of human contact that I rely on drones for deliveries. Some people here describe that as heaven, it's hell for me, this isn't a future I'm looking forward to https://www.npr.org/2020/09/17/913093387/why-cant-america-make-enough-n95-masks-6-months-into-pandemic-shortages-persist https://www.npr.org/2020/09/17/913093387/why-cant-america-ma... https://blog.prif.org/2020/04/20/sars-cov-2-pandemic-is-an-alert-environment-related-root-causes-of-animal-borne-diseases-need-to-be-addressed/ https://blog.prif.org/2020/04/20/sars-cov-2-pandemic-is-an-a... https://theconversation.com/how-deforestation-helps-deadly-viruses-jump-from-animals-to-humans-139645 https://theconversation.com/how-deforestation-helps-deadly-v... https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10640-020-00444-x https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10640-020-00444-x https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/why-human-impact-environment-leading-infections-covid-19 https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/why-human-impact-environme...

lm28469 6y ago

> For example, autonomous vehicles, whether automobiles or drones, take on much greater importance when much of the population is restricted to their homes and needs goods delivered, preferrably without interacting with a human. I don't know where you live but here we're being delivered food by people on good old bicycles or cars. > Machine learning goes from a technology that can make our lives more comfortable and improve the bottom line, to one that can end a global catastophe. How so ? COVID made people realise that unchecked globalisation brings Asian viruses to your doorstep in less than 24 hours. That deforestation increase risk of infectious diseases jumping from animals to humans. That most western countries have no manufacturing power when crisis hit (masks, ICU beds, alcohol gels &c.). That countries relying almost entirely on tourism are one step away from complete collapse. That a very large part of western countries are absolutely clueless at handling emergencies. I personally dont want to live in a world in which I work from home, talk to people through zoom and I'm so scared of human contact that I rely on drones for deliveries. Some people here describe that as heaven, it's hell for me, this isn't a future I'm looking forward to https://www.npr.org/2020/09/17/913093387/why-cant-america-make-enough-n95-masks-6-months-into-pandemic-shortages-persist https://www.npr.org/2020/09/17/913093387/why-cant-america-ma... https://blog.prif.org/2020/04/20/sars-cov-2-pandemic-is-an-alert-environment-related-root-causes-of-animal-borne-diseases-need-to-be-addressed/ https://blog.prif.org/2020/04/20/sars-cov-2-pandemic-is-an-a... https://theconversation.com/how-deforestation-helps-deadly-viruses-jump-from-animals-to-humans-139645 https://theconversation.com/how-deforestation-helps-deadly-v... https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10640-020-00444-x https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10640-020-00444-x https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/why-human-impact-environment-leading-infections-covid-19 https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/why-human-impact-environme...