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A 4-year-old boy thought his mother was dead. So he used Siri to save her life, police say. – The Washington Post

March 26, 2017 by Leo

A 4-year-old boy in Britain is being credited for saving his mother’s life after he found her unconscious and used Siri to call for help.

Source: A 4-year-old boy thought his mother was dead. So he used Siri to save her life, police say. – The Washington Post

I think the lesson here isn’t so much to use Siri or other virtual assistants (though that’s kinda cool), but rather, as the article says: “If you do nothing else today, then I’d implore any parents of young children to sit down with them and make sure they know what to do in this kind of situation and that they know how to contact police or other emergency services in an emergency …”

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