Fmr. USAID Global Health Lead: Hundreds of Thousands of People Will Die if USAID Programs Are Not Reinstituted

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GAWANDE: "Part of the debacle of surgery with a chainsaw is they’re now saying, 'Oops.' You know, I’m seeing and hearing a lot of reports coming in that AI was used to make the choices about what was cut and now trying to undo this enormous damage because, of course, it was not successful in safeguarding the different components. I don’t see us being able to — you know, these aren’t things you turn on and off with a light switch. We’ve lost expertise, capability and, most of all, trust in countries around the world that we are a reliable partner. Rebuilding trust is going to take devoted energy and time. I don’t see this president offering to do that."