Arwady believes that Chicago is in relatively good shape should a second or third wave come, with most hospitals equipped and staffed to handle a new surge. She has already ordered syringes for a future COVID-19 vaccine, and boxes to keep the vaccine cold, while thinking about whether technology platforms that track coronavirus cases could also be used to monitor and treat socially transmitted diseases. “You hate the outbreak, but you never want to let the work of this go to waste.”
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.