A growing number of cities are considering using artificial intelligence (AI)-powered gun scanners after high-profile mass shootings in a move that raises privacy and other concerns.
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🚇 NYC subway pilots AI powered gun scanner to detect weapons
New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently said on Good Morning America that he wants to install artificial intelligence-powered gun detectors in the subway system. Evolv Technology said its AI scanner could replace conventional metal detectors and bypass the need for people to stop and empty their pockets.
"With AI, we can detect many different objects of all sizes and types. Detecting whether someone is carrying a weapon can be very beneficial for preventing attacks as well as detecting threatening situations," Mikaela Pisani, chief data scientist for AI company Rootstrap, told Lifewire in an email interview. "This would give authorities more time to take action before the situation escalates further."
Evolv's technology uses radar and lidar light emission techniques to create images that an AI then examines. The company says its system can identify a concealed weapon on someone walking through the scanner and prompt security to intervene.
