Currently, the chatbot is unable to provide information about evacuation orders associated with fires. When asked who issues ...

The bot fails at some basic questions. Cal Fire says it is working on fixes. Experts wonder if it launched too soon.

Newsom is pushing AI for traffic, housing, and services, but Cal Fire’s chatbot problems raise concerns about agency ...

An AI chatbot designed to provide information about wildfires can’t answer questions about evacuation orders, among other ...

The bot fails at some basic questions about fires. Cal Fire says it is working on fixes.

High hopes for AI: Following Gov. Newsom’s 2023 executive order, state agencies have begun rolling out AI tools in areas like ...

California pushes AI in government, but the wildfire chatbot falls short.

But Cal Fire’s chatbot issues raise questions about whether agencies are following best practices. “Evaluation is not an afterthought,” said Daniel Ho, law professor at Stanford University whose ...