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Schools turn to artificial intelligence to spot guns as companies press lawmakers for state funds

  • Kansas plans to provide $5 million in grants for schools to use AI surveillance systems to detect guns. Approval from the governor and meeting specific criteria are required.
  • The AI software must be patented, comply with anti-terrorism technology standards, detect various gun classifications, and be in use in 30 states.
  • ZeroEyes is the only company meeting Kansas' criteria, providing AI surveillance to identify guns and alert authorities if a threat is confirmed.
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Schools turn to artificial intelligence to spot guns as companies press lawmakers for state funds

ZeroEyes analyst Mario Hernandez demonstrates the use of artificial intelligence with surveillance cameras to identify visible guns at the company’s operations center, Friday, May 10, 2024, in Conshohocken, Pa. | Matt Slocum, AP Photo TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas could soon offer up to $5 million in grants for schools to outfit surveillance cameras with artificial intelligence systems that can spot people carrying guns. But the governor needs to a…

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Kansas, Missouri schools turn to artificial intelligence to spot guns as companies press lawmakers for state funds

Schools across the U.S. are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence and video cameras to spot guns. Some states are considering multimillion-dollar grant programs for the technology. But many of those

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Sunday, May 12, 2024.
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