AI was used to recreate deadly plane crash audio, prompting regulators to step in
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The NTSB paused public access to some crash investigation records after AI was used to recreate cockpit audio from materials released in the UPS Flight 2976 probe.
People combined publicly released spectrograms and filings to generate an audio approximation of the final seconds of the deadly UPS cargo-plane crash.
In response, the NTSB said it is reviewing docket materials for privacy risks and suspended release of certain records.
The case highlights how public investigation files can be repurposed with AI in ways that may expose sensitive victim-related information.