After floods kill dozens, local Chinese official uses AI to build evacuation app
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Chinese official Xie Yunshi used AI to build an evacuation app costing roughly the price of a latte, replacing a manual phone-calling system that required a dozen people to contact families during floods. The innovation addresses the recurring problem of summer flooding in China, where evacuation orders previously relied on time-consuming phone checks. This solution likely improves efficiency and reduces workload for local governments.
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Xie Yunshi is an official in the suburbs of the Chinese capital.
Xie Yunshi told Beijing Daily that when waters rose in the past, his department would organise a dozen people to call every single family, sometimes at midnight.
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Xie Yunshi told Beijing Daily that when waters rose in the past, his department would organise a dozen people to call every single family, sometimes at midnight.
Opinion- Xie Yunshi is an official in the suburbs of the Chinese capital.
- His department previously organized a dozen staff to call each family during floods.
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Loaded language removedEvery year, summer rains cause flooding in China. They also bring important work for officials. Once an evacuation order goes out, local governments have long checked on families by calling them on the phone.
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Xie Yunshi told Beijing Daily that when waters rose in the past, his department would organise a dozen people to call every single family, sometimes at midnight.
OpinionEvery year, summer rains cause flooding in China.
South China Morning PostOnce an evacuation order goes out, local governments have long checked on families by calling them on the phone.
South China Morning PostThis year, Xie spent the price of a latte to solve this problem using an AI-built evacuation app.
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