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simianwords 2 hours ago

You can't easily articulate the way in which mRNA vaccines were possible by internet. But internet definitely played an important part.

Internet

- made the communication possible, all the information diffusing was only possible because of internet

- all sorts of small interactions and serendipitous communication through social media was due to the internet

- computation and simulation required was possible with the internet

Sometimes things make other things possible in subtle but real ways which are overdetermined. You can't articulate how AI will help a person materially in first order effects. But it will.