I was a skeptic after all the hype around Blockchain, Virtual Reality, and other technologies over the last few years. However, I have to say I find AI impressive. Compared to the other things I mentioned, I see cool new products and solutions popping up every week that add real value to my personal and professional life. ChatGPT alone saves me at least 10 hours of work every week, with more savings all the time.
It's probably too early to come to any conclusions, while the infection rate is similar to Spain for example, there are only 1/10 of recovered cases, so the dead rate will most likely jump higher within the next few days.