Crime app Citizen is now using AI to auto-generate alerts with no human review. Result: false info, license plates, even names published to 10M users. Errors risk safety and privacy, but “more dots on the map” won out over accuracy.
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Citizen also laid off 13 unionized staff as AI and overseas contractors replace human analysts. Critics say editorial standards have collapsed. Yet NYC just formalized a partnership with the app.
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