Would you trust an emergency alert written by AI?

Emergency managers are unofficially using artificial intelligence chatbots to write disaster alerts and create weather graphics. These tools can clarify confusing warnings and speed up communication for understaffed agencies, but they can also generate inaccurate information. Public safety staff now must decide how to supervise automated messaging without slowing down crisis responses.

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