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Episode 17: The Next Big Science Policy and the Material Realities of AI ft. Kate Crawford

The Received Wisdom

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Technology Transfer Is Much More Complicated Than Just Getting People's Arms

Vaccine hoarding has been successful. We have too much of it and we're now trying to beg people who are more hesitant. Plus also holding on to extras in case boosters are needed. What should have been a surplus which should have allowed for some sort of vaccine globalism has now been reinterpreted as a precautionary stockpile by some governments. It's so fascinating in the US because since we've talked Biden has said he supported the Trips patent waiver - that was a very welcome movement. You need to get with your own Prime Minister to figure out how you go about getting vaccines into people's arms. The question of technology transfer is much more complicated than just giving people access

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