Cops alerted by AI gun detection system arrest high school student holding bag of Doritos -- eight cars sent to disarm ch

[Jack Valentino]

Cops alerted by AI gun detection system arrest high school student holding bag of Doritos — eight cars sent to disarm chip-toting teen

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/cops-alerted-by-ai-gun-detection-system-arrest-high-school-student-holding-bag-of-doritos-eight-cars-sent-to-disarm-chip-toting-teen

A young student was left traumatized after being ordered to the ground and handcuffed by police because an AI gun detection system erroneously called the cops on his Doritos habit.

Taki Allen ate the bag of chips while waiting to be picked up from Kenwood High School, Baltimore, last Monday night (Oct 20), reports WBAL-TV 11 News. Football practice was over, and the student was sitting with friends outside the school. However, his crunchy repast triggered the school’s security camera Omnilert AI system.

20 minutes after he began chomping on the savory corn-based treat, eight police cars arrived in response to Allen’s snack habit. He was quickly ordered to his knees by armed police, and his hands were cuffed behind his back. “It was a scary situation,” Allen explained to WBAL-TV.

It didn’t take long before the AI error became apparent to all involved. Police were pleasingly transparent about the AI snafu, though. According to the student’s interview with local news, he was shown an image explaining the sizable police response. However, the picture puzzled him. “I was just holding a Doritos bag — it was two hands and one finger out, and they said it looked like a gun,” Allen said to WBAL-TV 11 News.

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https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/cops-alerted-by-ai-gun-detection-system-arrest-high-school-student-holding-bag-of-doritos-eight-cars-sent-to-disarm-chip-toting-teen


Probably a good thing they didn't send 'Robocops'..... Sounds like good grounds for a lawsuit to this non-lawyer...