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ai with ai: The Persistence of Memor-E

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In COVID-related AI news, Andy and Dave discuss an editorial in The Lancet Digital Health, which examines whether preliminary models add clinical value to health-care systems. In regular AI news, an Italian court rules that the European food delivery app Deliveroo used a “discriminatory” algorithm, potentially opening the door for liability even with unintentional algorithmic discrimination. A study from Google, OpenAI, Apple, Stanford, Berkeley, and Northeastern shows that large language models trained on public data can expose personal information, by making it possible to extract specific pieces of training data. In research, OpenAI combines the mini-GPT algorithm DALL-E with an image-to-text algorithm CLIP, to create an extremely powerful and flexible generative model, capable of generating high-quality images based on text instructions. The report of the week comes from the Connections 2020 Conference proceedings, which examined Representing AI in Wargames. The survey of the week looks at neural network interpretability. Kevin Murphy provides the book of the week, with Probabilistic Machine Learning: An Introduction. And Geoff Hinton speak on Eye on AI with Craig S. Smith about his latest research and the future of AI

In COVID-related AI news, Andy and Dave discuss an editorial in The Lancet Digital Health, which examines whether preliminary models add clinical value to health-care systems. In regular AI news ... . A study from Google, OpenAI, Apple, Stanford, Berkeley, and Northeastern shows that large language models trained on public data can expose personal information, by making it possible to extract specific ... Italian Court Rules European food delivery app Deliveroo Used 'Discriminatory' Algorithm “An Artificial Revolution” Study shows large language models trained on public data expose

CNA Analysts Share How 9/11 Impacted Their Careers

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Eight CNA analysts share the stories of how the events of September 11, 2001, shaped their careers.

Safety and Security Institute for Public Research On the morning of 9/11, I was a second-year graduate student at the University of Michigan, studying public health. I was getting ready for my ... was in cancer research, but the attacks of 9/11 and the subsequent anthrax mailings spotlighted massive deficiencies in our nation’s public health and health care systems to respond to mass casualty ... struggling with how to prepare for and respond to major public health and medical disasters. In graduate school, I didn’t hear even a single lecture on the role of public health in emergency preparedness

cna talks: How New Mexico Prepared for COVID-19

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Federal, State and local agencies regularly use exercises to prepare for natural disasters including pandemics . In 2019, many of these entities and private sector partners participated in the scenario Crimson Contagion, which was meant to test how the U.S. government would respond to a novel influenza pandemic spreading through the U.S. Sound familiar? On this episode of CNA Talks, Chris Emory, the Bureau Chief of Health Emergency Management within in the New Mexico Department of Health, and Cynthia Holmes who served as the coordinator for New Mexico’s Joint Information Center for the first 200 of the COVID response join CNA analysts Dawn Thomas and Eric Trabert. They discuss how lessons learned from Crimson Contagion shaped New Mexico’s response to COVID-19.

than 60 exercises, in the fields of health and medical operations, animal disease and public health. Eric Trabert is the Director of CNA’s Center for Public Health Preparedness and Resilience . He has evaluated the public health responses to more than a dozen emergencies, including the 2014-2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic, and the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. Chris Emory ... ? On this episode of CNA Talks, Chris Emory, the Bureau Chief of Health Emergency Management within in the New Mexico Department of Health, and Cynthia Holmes who served as the coordinator for New

cna talks: COVID-19: After Social Distancing

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CNA experts Joel Silverman, Dawn Thomas and Eric Trabert discuss two areas of the COVID-19 recovery. How organizations can prepare for employees headed back to work and what guidance should be provided about the possibility of a second wave of COVID-19.

of the Center for Public Health Preparedness and Resilience. He is an expert in all-hazards preparedness with a focus on medical surge and mass casualty incident response. Dawn Thomas ... prepare for and respond to public health outbreaks (human and animal). Joel Silverman is a Senior Research Scientist for CNA’s Center for Critical Incident Analysis. Dr. Silverman has designed, facilitated, and/or evaluated over 60 emergency preparedness exercises in the fields of public health and medical operations, climate change, and animal disease response. ContactName /*/Contact

cna talks: The Opioid Epidemic

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In this episode of CNA Talks James "Chip" Coldren and Eric Talbert explore findings as part of the Opioid Data Initiative. The two discuss collaborating with communities across the country and point out that every jurisdiction they engaged with was hard at work trying to solve this national epidemic. Chip and Eric agree that more data sharing between different stakeholders could help better address the problem. Finally, Eric lays out the next steps in CNA's research including social network analyses to better understand drug activity within communities and where interventions would be most successful.

is an Associate Director within CNA's Institute for Public Research. His research focuses on medical surge capacity and capability within the larger context of public health emergency preparedness and response. Eric has 14 years of experience performing public health operations research and program evaluation services for Federal, State, and local government agencies. Related Materials

cna talks: COVID-19: The First 100 Days

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Dawn Thomas and Eric Trabert discuss the U.S. response to the Coronavirus in the 100 days since the outbreak. Including what we've done well, what we've done poorly and what we are likely to see in the next 100 days.

COVID-19: The First 100 Days Dawn Thomas and Eric Trabert discuss the U.S. response to the Coronavirus in the 100 days since the outbreak. Including what we've done well, what we've done poorly and what we are likely to see in the next 100 days. COVID-19: The First 100 Days Biographies Eric Trabert  serves as Director and Chief Scientist of the Center for Public Health Preparedness ... Operations. In 14 years at CNA, Thomas has worked with a large array of emergency preparedness issues, helping state, local, regional, and federal entities prepare for and respond to public health

Supply Chain Protection

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Supply Chain Protection Disruptions to supply chains pose significant risks, threatening economic stability, public health and safety, and national security. Using the CNA SCOPE™ method, CNA helps public and private sector organizations understand and mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities. Through comprehensive assessments, CNA enhances organizations’ efforts to continue providing critical lifeline services and commodities during crises. blue none Blurbs /centers-and-divisions/ipr/emo/supply-chain-resilience /quick-looks/2025/08/the-cna-supply-chain-operational-engagement-method

cna talks: Planning for Respiratory Pathogens in Prisons

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We examine efforts to prevent the spread of resporitory viruses in America’s jails and prisons and what practices were identified from this experience.   

Planning for Respiratory Pathogens in Prisons We examine efforts to prevent the spread of resporitory viruses in America’s jails and prisons and what practices were identified from this experience.    Planning for Respiratory Pathogens in Prisons Guest Biographies NhuNgoc Pham is a research scientist with CNA’s   Center for Public Health Preparedness and Resilience . Jim Alexander is a senior advisor with CNA’s Center for   Justice Research and Innovation . Darren Sieger is the Director of the Administration Broward Sheriff’s Office and has helped correctional facilities

cna talks: Countering Misinformation Surrounding the 2024 Hurricane Season

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This episode examines the misinformation that spread after Hurricanes Helene and Milton and how individuals and institutions can help stop it.     

, public health outbreaks, and cyberattacks. Meg McBride is a Senior Research Scientist at CNA. Her expertise includes extremism, terrorism, radicalization, disinformation, and the evaluation

cna talks: Modeling Climate Change In New Orleans

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In this episode, Dawn Thomas joins the show to discuss her work using ecosystem models to examine New Orleans’ efforts to tackle climate change.

, active shooters, large-scale evacuations, medical evacuations, earthquakes and tsunamis, mass casualty chemical incidents, public health outbreaks and cyberattacks. ContactName /*/Contact