There’s now a way to get a text message when some COVID-19 vaccine appointments open up in Georgia, thanks to an Atlanta ex-lawyer turned code writer. Just text vax to 844-554-4024, answer a couple of questions, and you’re set. There’s no need to download an app.
“It’s really a text-based chatbot,” said inventor Ben Warlick who took a break from his job as a lawyer last year to work on his startup idea. It’s a computer code that scans local, state and federal government websites for all kinds of information like zoning notices, committee meetings or new regulations that would be hard for people to keep up with.
“My idea was to focus on this to make some AI (artificial intelligence) code to scan this information and then get it out to people,” he said.
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