AI forecasting: One year in

Abstract

The article argues that the COVID-19 pandemic has shown how vulnerable the world still is to pandemics. It proposes that the US government should invest heavily in pandemic preparedness, such as creating vaccines for each viral family, establishing an early warning system for new viruses, and strengthening public health systems. The article compares the proposed spending in the American Pandemie Preparedness Plan with the funding authorized in the PREVENT Pandemics Act and finds that the latter falls short. It concludes that the PREVENT Pandemics Act needs to be improved to provide more funding and ensure that it actually prevents the next pandemic. – AI-generated abstract.