Technology

What could possibly go wrong?

People need to police their neighborhoods. Using AI as the touchpoint for routing emergencies sends a really clear message; the cops aren't prioritizing the public safety aspect of their job. But then again, acab exists because they've always prioritized the power of the state and the financially connected.

“You’re absolutely right, I was wrong to diagnosed profuse bleeding from the anus as just a mild head cold. Perhaps I should send an ambulance after… sorry token limit reached..”

That title is written by someone who failed basic grammar. It should be "New Orleans will use AI instead of humans to answer 911 calls".
What it says as it's written is "AI will only answer 911 calls but not a human"... which doesn't make any sense.

Have these people never used AI on phones before? Its horrible. Worse than horrible.

Wow. This was a really bad decision. I can't imagine how many people are going to die from this

I hate this stupid AI hype.

what's the polymarket over/under for how many people have to die before they roll this back?

"No, I said MASS SHOOTING, not missed movie!"

Oops! I'm really glad you clarified that for me. Would you like me to give you first aid tips?

„Not only do I not care, it’s also funny to hear you scream“

Fucking disgusting. The people making these decisions should be responsible for every person this causes harm too.

Possible second-tier harm here: are they sending 911 calls directly to a company? That's gotta be illegal, no?

Hey I bet Kanye West and a bewildered Mike Myers can explain why....

...too bad Kanye West isn't around anymore

Triggering headline I know but if you rtfa this is to deal with a real problem with 911 services. The vast majority of time one or two people can man a 911 line effectively even in a moderate sized city. However when a publically visible event occurs or mass casualty situation occurs there is a major triage problem sorting through redundant reporting of the same issue. A simple screen activated in these events that can be easily bypassed to reach a human if there is actual acute distress can free the human up to focus on the most relevant calls more quickly.

This is piss poor low effort reporting as the most relevant take on this would be to get ahold of an actual 911 call responder and get their take on this.