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School shooting survivor sues AI gun detection firm after system failed to spot weapon (arstechnica.com)
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The injured teenage survivor of a January 2025 shooting at a Nashville, Tennessee high school recently sued the manufacturer of an “AI gun detection” system that failed to detect the handgun that left two dead, including the shooter.

According to the lawsuit, which was filed in Davidson County court last month, the security company Omnilert either knew or should have known that there were “significant operational limitations in its gun detection system that could result in detection failures during actual emergencies, including limitations based on camera placement, proximity of the weapon to camera sensors, camera angle, lighting, and weapon visibility.”

Omnilert cofounder Ara Bagdasarian declined Ars’ invitation to answer questions about the lawsuit. System Integrations, the other defendant in the case, which resold the Omnilert system, also did not respond to Ars’ request for comment.

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[–] PierceTheBubble@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Why is this any better than a metal detector?

Asking the real questions here. My guess would be: they didn't have metal detectors, the metal detectors they had reached end-of-life, or preexisting metal detectors failed to integrate into a modern, unified surveillance system. And so the use of AI analytics tools, atop (preexisting) camera systems seemed more hassle-free (a subscription-based software integration) and cost-effective in the short term; that is if the unproven compromise bares any trust...

[–] EvergreenGuru@lemmy.world 1 points 33 minutes ago

Metal detectors in schools are dystopian and nobody who works in a school wants them.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 1 points 37 minutes ago

What's the problem? It's still gotta be like, 99.9% accurate in detecting guns, right?

That's fine, right? What are the chances that the 0.1% of guns that get through will happen here, right? Right?

In all seriousness (in case you couldn't sense the sarcasm), I bet the company will stand by that 99.9%, and will win.