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NTSB Blocks Public Docket After AI Reconstructs Dead Pilots' Cockpit Audio from Spectrograms
People used AI tools to reconstruct cockpit voice recorder audio from spectrogram images released in the NTSB's UPS Flight 2976 crash docket, forcing the board to temporarily shut down public access to all investigation dockets. The NTSB restored access but kept 42 investigations closed pending review; a Google spokesperson confirmed the reconstructions used Codex-class tools applied to the megabytes of frequency data encoded in the spectrogram image. This sets a precedent for how AI capabilities force government agencies to rethink what constitutes 'safe' public data release.
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