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Software Engineering's AI Response Compared to Epidemiology's COVID Handling

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The author draws a parallel between the software engineering profession's response to AI and the field of epidemiology's handling of COVID-19. They suggest that entire professions can struggle when confronted with significant real-world challenges. AI

IMPACT Suggests that professions can falter when facing major technological or real-world shifts.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece comparing two professional fields' responses to challenges.

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Software Engineering's AI Response Compared to Epidemiology's COVID Handling

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I would rag on software engineering as a profession for how the body of workers is handling # AI but my professional life has been deep in # epidemiology for ye

    I would rag on software engineering as a profession for how the body of workers is handling # AI but my professional life has been deep in # epidemiology for years and, well, you see how we handled # covid So, yeah, entire professions can just shit their pants when faced with a r…

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