The computer algorithm that was among the first to detect the coronavirus outbreak

[Swede]

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/artificial-intelligence-mapping-coronavirus-pandemic-60-minutes-2020-04-26/?__twitter_impression=true#

[Brother Buzz]

1. Boy howdy, Governor Newsom mentioned this AI and the slick computer modeling they were using....

a month ago, and it went right over my head. Not a clue what he was talking about!

Now it makes sense.

Thanks for posting this 60 minutes segment.

[Igel]

2. Pretty good.

Nicely guilded.

But the one prediction, that Wuhan-to-NYC was the dominant vector, flubbed.

And they missed the community transmission in January, which might could have been predicted.

The SF mayor was also the first lockdown--prior to Newsom. And that, from reports, wasn't based on high-tech data. California's priority was 1 day--NY was 3/20, IL 3/21. Even Dallas' was 3/23, and announced on 3/22.

Nicely picked up, though, in spite of China's removing social media posts, destroying research, and generally trying to hide what was going on. (Of course, it was picked within a day or so of WHO's announcement.)

[niyad]

3. Very interesting indeed. I am a bit surprised that all of our intelligent governors are not using

this.

I am also a little surprised at dylan george and his comment about a NWS-type center for infectious diseases. What were the Obama groups in NSC, etc.? You know, the ones not donnie bodybags dismantled? And his emphasis on the economy and national security, nothing about the human beings involved.

And a minor quibble. The educated people I know do not speak "gonna", "wanna", "lotta", etc. was this a transcript with poor reception?

A very interesting piece indeed.

[Steelrolled]

4. The problem is how many false positives you get

I imagine you get localized anomalies all the time, and most of them turn out to be nothing much.

[niyad]

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