The perils of predicting death. Reflecting on 1,000,000 and 2,000,000

When on September 25, while the virus was about to claim its one millionth victim, the WHO stated that it was “not impossible’’ the global death toll could reach 2 million people by mid-2021, that sounded unusually daring. But was it really? We compared a few early and recent predictions.

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How artificial intelligence helps to fight the pandemic, and why it is not the solution

Ever since the first references to a new viral disease, governments have leaned on the technology sector and specifically artificial intelligence (AI) to track and fight the pandemic. How hopeful the preliminary results may be, AI is not the sole solution to COVID-19.

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