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Covid still int'l health emergency: WHO_我的网站

一 |     Geneva, Oct 20 (UNI) The World Health Organization (WHO) said that Covid-19 is still a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the WHO's highest alert level.



The announcement came although the number of weekly deaths is almost at its lowest level since the pandemic began.



The WHO's International Health Regulations Emergency Committee said on Wednesday after its quarterly assessment meeting last week that despite a decline in severe cases of Covid-19, and the falling number of weekly deaths, deaths from Covid-19 nevertheless remain high compared with other respiratory viruses.



It also warned of Covid-19-related complications and post-Covid-19 conditions, with the full impact of these still not completely understood. The outbreak could also evolve during the upcoming winter season in the Northern Hemisphere, the committee said.



Meanwhile, the current gaps in global surveillance of Covid-19 have hindered early identification and evaluation of the virus' evolution. With the virus expected to continue evolving, the committee said that the genetic and antigenic characteristics of future variants cannot yet be reliably predicted. Evolving variants may pose challenges to current vaccines and therapeutics, the committee warned.



"Given the above considerations, the committee concurred that continued coordination of the international response is necessary," and considered that "the situation remains dynamic and requires frequent reassessments, and that the termination of the PHEIC, when considered feasible, should be implemented as safely as possible."



The committee recommended that there should be three key priorities in the future: strengthening surveillance and achieving vaccination targets for at risk-groups; continuing to increase access to affordable therapeutics; and strengthening pandemic preparedness planning, while continuing to protect the most at-risk groups.

UNI/XINHUA PRT。    　　人工智能初创公司Anthropic计划在今年IPO，有望冲击史上最大的IPO。消息人士称，其IPO估值可能达到2万亿美元。　　消息人士还指出，Anthropic近期与潜在投资者举行了“试探性会谈”，该公司可能通过IPO筹集超过1000亿美元的资金，这将让其估值超过SpaceX今年6月IPO时的估值1.77万亿美元，当时SpaceX筹集了857亿美元。

二 | 　　对于Anthropic而言，此次IPO也将是一次重大飞跃，该公司今年在一轮私募融资中估值达到9000亿美元。　　然而，当前的市场环境可能对Anthropic来说并不完美。政治和经济形势不明朗的情况下，Anthropic的上市将进一步检验市场对人工智能股票的需求。　　知情人士称，Anthropic在投资者推介时可能重点强调其持续的营收增长能力，但一个关键问题是其能否获得足够的算力。　　开始不利的IPO环境　　Anthropic已开始向潜在投资者进行早期推介，Anthropic的高管在推介时表示，他们相信其人工智能模型将持续改进，这将使公司能够在竞争对手试图通过价格战来压低其服务价格的情况下，继续保持高价收费。　　但投资者质疑该公司将如何维持高额收费，以及如何应对开源模型的兴起。开源模型公开其系统运行的计算过程，且价格可能低于Anthropic的产品。　　除此之外，鉴于美国市场对数据中心越来越高涨的反对呼声，投资者也要求Anthropic必须在招股书中列明风险因素，作为投资者披露信息并寻求法律保护。

三 | 　　SpaceX此前在其风险因素部分表示，不利的全球宏观经济和地缘政治形势可能会对该公司的业务、财务状况、经营业绩和未来前景产生负面影响。　　而数据中心引发的社会不安同时也引向美国算力建设可能放缓的困境，但算力又与Anthropic等人工智能实验室等收入直接相关。算力增长放缓可能会影响该公司的营收增长速度。　　这些问题反映出动荡市场环境下，投资者对巨型人工智能IPO越来越大的担忧。此前，Anthropic主要竞争对手OpenAI已透露将IPO推迟至2027年。

四 | （文章来源：财联社）。

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