This is wildly unacceptable to have implemented without a robust public process.
Just finished reading The AI Con by @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social
A fantastic book dismantling AI hype and talking about a more human future for AI.
It’s refreshing to read, so many business meetups are caught up with the AI dream, it’s good to take a hard, critical look.
Looks like WA has a carve-out from two-party consent specifically for emergency calls:
app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default....
I have been working on societal impacts of language technology since late 2016, and my nightmare example since pretty early on has been using automatic transcription in emergency services systems.
And today I learn it's happening *in my own city*
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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The Seattle Fire Department started using AI technology during live 911 calls in 2023. There hasn't been any public review process.
www.seattletimes.com
Emily M. Bender
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Emily M. Bender
I have been working on societal impacts of language technology since late 2016, and my nightmare example since pretty early on has been using automatic transcription in emergency services systems.
And today I learn it's happening *in my own city*
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Short 🧵>>
The Seattle Fire Department started using AI technology during live 911 calls in 2023. There hasn't been any public review process.
www.seattletimes.com
Emily M. Bender
I haven't had to call 911 here myself in the relevant time frame, so I don't know if there's any message indicating the recording, but regardless this sure as shit isn't a context in which people could meaningfully consent.
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