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I read this story with some alarm. For an AI service to be used *in secret* as part of 911 operations in the fire department is unacceptable. Furthermore, evaluation doesn't seem to be part of it either. More problems in🧵. Hope the Mayor's Office takes Dr. Bender up on her offer to talk.
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Amy Sundberg
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 🧵>>
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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.
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Seattle uses AI to help triage, divert 911 medical calls
Emily M. Bender