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Today’s AI Could Make Pandemics 5 Times More Likely, Experts Predict

AI advances may make human-caused pandemics 5× more likely than last year, top experts warn in a study shared exclusively with TIME.

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Today’s AI Could Make Pandemics 5 Times More Likely, Experts PredictAI advances may make human-caused pandemics 5× more likely than last year, top experts warn in a study shared exclusively with TIME.
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