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"](https://www.nature.com/articles/s44387-026-00078-2) - ["Seattle uses AI to help triage, divert 911 medical calls"](https://archive.is/b0jqN) - Also referenced: [MAIHT3k newsletter on Seattle's 911 automation](https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/in-seattle-911-uses-ai-to-process-your-calls/) - ["FDA approves early warning system for sepsis"](https://malonecenter.jhu.edu/fda-approves-early-warning-system-for-sepsis/) - Also referenced: [Underlying research paper on this system](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-01895-z) *Fresh AI Hell:* - [Family business stops shipping due to automated delivery nonsense](https://keylime.com/stores/order-online-key-lime-pie/) - [Google CEO Sundar Pichai says people aren't "evolved" enough to understand AI](https://bsky.app/profile/ketanjoshi.co/post/3mmk5mv4a2m2u) - ["California judges are testing a new AI clerk, and you won't know if it’s looking at your case"](https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2026/05/ai-los-angeles-riverside-courts/) - [Nonconsensual "AI monitors" for memory care](https://bsky.app/profile/clutchscience.bsky.social/post/3mp2e4me7u22d) - [Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the goal is Star Trek computer and/or R2D2](https://archive.is/cFgYh) - ["A little surveillance break, as a treat"](https://bsky.app/profile/hypervisible.blacksky.app/post/3mndtfw6aoc27) - ["Virtual child" chatbot company](https://ninna.pro/) - Chaser: [Festus, MO residents vote out council members who approved data center](https://bsky.app/profile/janettes-999.bsky.social/post/3mmeqsikdpk2p) Check out future streams on [Twitch](https://www.twitch.tv/dair_institute). Meanwhile, [send us any AI Hell you see](https://thecon.ai/submit-fresh-ai-hell/). Find our book *The AI Con* [here](https://thecon.ai/), and MAIHT3k merch [here](https://store.dair-institute.org/category/mystery-ai-hype-theater-series). Subscribe to our newsletter [via Buttondown](https://buttondown.com/maiht3k). Follow Emily: [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/emilymbender.bsky.social)/[Mastodon](https://dair-community.social/@EmilyMBender) Follow Alex: [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/alexhanna.bsky.social)/[Mastodon](https://dair-community.social/@alex) Music by Toby Menon. Artwork by [Naomi Pleasure-Park](https://naomipleasurepark.com/). Production by Ozzy Llinas Goodman.