Google says it revised its Android Earthquake Alerts algorithm after it failed to send the highest-level Take Action warnings to 10M people in Turkey in 2023
Google has admitted its earthquake early warning system failed to accurately alert people during Turkey's deadly quake of 2023.
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@alderik
@alderik
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“Ten million people within 98 miles of the epicentre could have been sent Google's highest level alert - giving up to 35 seconds of warning to find safety. Instead, only 469 “Take Action” warnings were sent out for the first 7.8 magnitude quake.” www.bbc.com/news/article...
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@amandasmith
@amandasmith
on bluesky
“Wait,” I said, before clicking the link. “What does Google have to do with earthquake emergency alerts in Turkey?” — spoiler alert the answer is “giving us all a haunting glimpse into the privatization of science and emergency management”
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@zsk
Zoe Kleinman
on x
A poignant reminder that tech will tell you it can save the world... until “limitations in the detection algorithms” means it can't https://www.bbc.com/...
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