Emergency management officials in Florida are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to better protect residents from the threat of hurricanes and other natural disasters, thanks to a project with Futuri (a company very familiar to radio broadcasters.)
Florida’s Division of Emergency Management, the University of Florida and Futuri jointly announced the launch of what they called the first AI-driven emergency broadcast system to deliver disaster communications. Details of the project are available from TV Technology.
A new technology called “BEACON” is in use at the Florida Division of Emergency Management control center and emergency management officials in Florida are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to better protect residents from the threat of hurricanes and other natural disasters, thanks to a project with Futuri (a company very familiar to radio broadcasters.)
The system automatically captures, prioritizes and translates public safety information from authorized sources, localizing the content based on geography and using AI to voice radio broadcast updates and advisories. It can also translate them into multiple languages (something the Federal Communications Commission has been eyeing for Emergency Alert System messaging).