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by layer8 1336 days ago
> It makes the pandemic deterministic (bad lab security means an outbreak) instead of stochastic

"Bad lab security means an outbreak" is also stochastic though?

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Not in the same way - it is admittedly still stochastic, but the product of conscious though, decisions, etc. that have very obvious bad actors and process improvements. So semi-deterministic might be a fairer way to put it. But at the very least, "Stochastic with a much, much smaller threat surface".