The US 'joins hands' with artificial intelligence to fight dangerous weapons in public places

According to the new plan, subway stations will be equipped with advanced AI artificial intelligence camera systems to enhance security and detect dangerous weapons. This system works similarly to a metal detector but is integrated with artificial intelligence , helping to more accurately detect hidden dangerous items.

The New York City mayor announced this partnership with a unit called Evolv. This pilot program will last for 90 days and is implemented under the POST Act, which requires the New York Police Department (NYPD) to disclose new surveillance technologies before deployment.

Although it is expected to detect dangerous objects such as guns and metal weapons, Evolv's artificial intelligence system still does not really work smoothly, because this scanner has made mistakes such as identified the umbrella as a gun, but did not detect the aluminum and steel tubes cut into the gun barrel.

Besides, having problems in the identification process of artificial intelligence, Evolv was also accused of editing test reports to hide the low detection rate for certain types of weapons and was investigated by US Federal Trade Commission last October.

Isabella Humphrey

Update 03 April 2024