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)
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Music by Toby Menon.
Artwork by [Naomi Pleasure-Park](https://naomipleasurepark.com/).
Production by Ozzy Llinas Goodman.
Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, Episode 81 - State of Emergency
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