Our team in the press…
Discussion on Whether Government Needs to Implement Guardrails and Regulation for AI
CAPTRS co-founder Phil Siegel joins Fox News Live to discuss growing U.S. public concerns over artificial intelligence in daily life.
CAPTRS Announces First-of-its-Kind Partnership with The Institute for Experiential AI at Northeastern University
Through equipping decisionmakers with AI enhanced outbreak models, the partnership seeks to improve regional and global responses to health crises. The Institute for Experiential AI will develop generative models which depict how communicable diseases could spread from epidemic to pandemic. Through using “large language” AI models, capable of generating outbreak alerts and assigning risk scores to grade progression, real-time models depict how decisions made by health and hospital officials could stem the spread of an outbreak.
Dr. Lauren Ancel Meyers Discusses New COVID-19 Study with NPR
Economically disadvantaged neighborhoods on Austin’s East Side experienced significantly higher infection rates of COVID-19, according to a new study from experts at UT Austin. CAPTRS co-founder Lauren Ancel Meyers, who serves as Director of UT’s Center for Pandemic Decision Science authored the study.
Phil Seigel on MSNBC – The Power and Threat of AI
CAPTRS co-founder Phil Siegel talks with MSNBC’s Katie Phang about the unique opportunities and threats presented by AI.
Austin Public Health and Hospital Officials Prepare for Future Pandemics, Disasters
Austin’s CBS affiliate covers the CAPTRS preparedness exercise for city and health officials led in Austin on May 15.
Dr. Lauren Ancel Meyers on 14 Lessons for the Next Pandemic
CAPTRS Co-founder Lauren Ancel Meyers talks about one of CAPTRS’ core missions in this New York Times piece, weighing in on preparing for what we can’t imagine.
Phil Seigel on Live with Jay Oliver – The Future of AI
CAPTRS Co-founder Phil Siegel discusses why CAPTRS exists, and how we are creating a new standard for preparedness in the face of threats during this live interview with Jay Oliver at LI News.
Phil Seigel on The Arthur Aidala Power Hour – AI and CAPTRS Discussion
CAPTRS Co-founder Phil Siegel discusses why CAPTRS exists, and the future of AI with Arthur Aidala.
Could AI and Chat GPT Hurt Americans Financially? Phil Siegel Discusses Using AI for Good
CAPTRS Co-founder Phil Siegel discusses how CAPTRS is using AI for good in this article.
Dr. Lauren Ancel Meyers on China Covid Death Estimates – New York Times
CAPTRS Co-founder Lauren Ancel Meyers on data from China related to Covid deaths.
Dr. Lauren Ancel Meyers on Potential Covid Variants in China – NPR
CAPTRS Co-founder Lauren Ancel Meyers is quoted in this article about China reopening, discussing potential for variants and immunity.
Phil Siegel Discusses AI Hallucinations for Good
AI “hallucinations,” experts debate whether this tool will be the cause of threats to humanity or a tool to protect against threats. CAPTRS founder, Phil Siegel argues that AI can be harnessed and used to our advantage.
Estimates on Deaths in China – Dr. Lauren Ancel Meyers on the Zero-Covid Policy
Dr. Lauren Ancel Meyers is quoted in this article from The New York Times about the death toll in China since China ended their “zero Covid” policy.
Co-founder Phil Siegel Comments on the EU AI Act
Phil Siegel is quoted in this article from The Korea Times about the EU AI Act and goals of regulation on AI.
Co-founder Phil Siegel on Using ChatGPT prompts to improve a resume
Phil Siegel is quoted in this article about how to improve your resume using ChatGPT.