š® Living with the pandemic; US v China; fake reviews; telepathy, negative-carbon hydrogen & selfies++ #282
IāmĀ Azeem Azhar. I conveneĀ Exponential ViewĀ to help us understand how our societies and political economy will change under the force of rapidly accelerating technologies.
The near future
ā³ Weāre in this for the long haul. Excellent interview of Bill Gates: āfor the rich world, we should largely be able to end this thing by the end of 2021.ā
š¦ These models show how the pandemic could evolve over the months and years to come. One thing is certain: we still know very little. See also: should we be thinking of those ārecoveringā from Covid-19 as chronic patients? And how should leaders adjust as attitudes to work-from-home turn from joy to fatigue?
High levels of uncertainty around Covid-19 might actually be the stimulant that companies of all sizes need to accelerate their businesses,Ā whether thatās making bold changes or restructuring entirely. (Office attire is also being restructured.)
š¤ The antitrust hearings of last week demonstrated how many of the Big Tech companies have succeededā¦