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Police swarm student after AI security system mistakes bag of chips for gun – Democratic Accent
Police officers swarmed a 16-year-old high school student last week after an artificial intelligence (AI) gun detection system mistakenly flagged his bag of chips as a firearm, leaving officials and students shaken. Student Taki Allen was waiting for his ride at Kenwood High School in Essex, Maryland, last Monday when he placed an empty bag of chips in his pocket, according to WMAR-2 News. Moments later, police officers suddenly surrounded him, …
AI That Thought Chips Were Gun ‘Working As Intended’
Previously, I wrote about Baltimore County’s shiny new AI gun detection system from Omnilert. You know, the one that mistook a bag of Doritos for a firearm and sent police swarming a teenager who was just trying to eat a snack after practice. At the time, I said the whole thing was security theater with the potential to go very, very wrong. Well, now we have the official response, and it may even be worse than the incident itself. This week, a B…
This is reported by WMAR-2. According to 16-year-old victim Takei Allen, after football practice, he ate a packet of Doritos chips and put the empty bag in his pocket. After 20 minutes, about 8 patrol cars arrived, law enforcement officers came out with weapons aimed at him and ordered him to lie on the ground.” The police showed up, about eight cars, and then they all drove out with guns pointed at me and talked about getting on the ground. I r…
A student from Kenwood High School in Baltimore County experienced a terrifying experience when an artificial intelligence weapons detection system (IA) triggered a false alarm. The machine misinterpreted an empty bag of Doritos as a gun, causing police to reach the place and cuff the teenager in front of his peers.
‘Just holding a Doritos bag’: Student handcuffed after AI system mistook bag of chips for weapon (WBAL) | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
WBAL: ‘Just holding a Doritos bag’: Student handcuffed after AI system mistook bag of chips for weapon. “Taki Allen was sitting with friends Monday night outside Kenwood High School, eating a bag of chips after football practice. About 20 minutes later, police officers showed up with guns, walking toward Allen.”The post ‘Just holding a Doritos bag’: Student handcuffed after AI system mistook bag of chips for weapon (WBAL) first appeared on Resea…
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