State of Emergency, 2026.06.29

AI boosters want to hand off emergency services to the bullshit generators. And horrifyingly, some medical professionals want to help them! Join Emily and Alex for a deep dive on the latest automated horrors threatening our collective health and safety.
References:
• "The role of large language models in emergency care: a comprehensive benchmarking study" (nature.com/articles/s44387-026-00078-2)
• "Seattle uses AI to help triage, divert 911 medical calls" (archive.is/b0jqN)• Also referenced: MAIHT3k newsletter on Seattle's 911 automation (buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/in-seattle-911-…)

• "FDA approves early warning system for sepsis" (malonecenter.jhu.edu/fda-approves-early-warnin…)• Also referenced: Underlying research paper on this system (nature.com/articles/s41591-022-01895-z)

Fresh AI Hell:
• Family business stops shipping due to automated delivery nonsense (keylime.com/stores/order-online-key-lime-pie)
• Google CEO Sundar Pichai says people aren't "evolved" enough to understand AI (bsky.app/profile/ketanjoshi.co/post/3mmk5mv4a2…)
• "California judges are testing a new AI clerk, and you won't know if it’s looking at your case" (calmatters.org/economy/technology/2026/05/ai-l…)
• Nonconsensual "AI monitors" for memory care (bsky.app/profile/clutchscience.bsky.social/pos…)
• Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the goal is Star Trek computer and/or R2D2 (archive.is/cFgYh)
• "A little surveillance break, as a treat" (bsky.app/profile/hypervisible.blacksky.app/pos…)
• "Virtual child" chatbot company (ninna.pro)
• Chaser: Festus, MO residents vote out council members who approved data center (bsky.app/profile/janettes-999.bsky.social/post…)
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Artwork by Naomi Pleasure-Park (naomipleasurepark.com).
Production by Ozzy Llinas Goodman.