
California’s fire protection agency made an AI chatbot. It can’t answer one crucial question
The bot fails at some basic questions about fires. Cal Fire says it is working on fixes.
The bot fails at some basic questions about fires. Cal Fire says it is working on fixes.
Utah is turning to artificial intelligence to help statewide public safety answering points handle the overwhelming volume of non-emergency calls and speed up emergency response times.
Ohio plans to expand coverage and connect all public safety answering points to improve 911 calls are properly routed.
North Dakota, California, and others are sending resources to Texas to aid in the state’s recovery efforts after a catastrophic flood left dozens of people dead or missing.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation says Axon’s Draft One tool lacks features for determining which parts of a police report were written by a human and which were written by a machine.
The devastating floods in Texas are prompting questions over the accuracy of weather forecasts and warning systems by local officials and the National Weather Service.
Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed new legislation designed to improve the state’s cybersecurity posture. Among the provisions is one that requires all state and local agencies to take annual cyber awareness training.
Among three new officials named is Maggie Woods, who is the new director of the state’s Office of Digital Opportunity.
Proposed cuts to food assistance threaten not only to harm food-insecure people, but deprive food banks of valuable data they need to serve their communities.
Alabama’s ballots will add security emblems that can only be detected by specialized equipment, starting in 2026.