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FTC orders 'gun detection' tech maker Evolv to stop overstating effectiveness

Evolv might be new to the game but it’s already made a name for itself. And not a good one. It was an integral part of New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ ongoing run of public failures. Th…

A pilot program testing AI-powered weapons scanners inside some New York City subway stations this summer did not detect any passengers with firearms — but falsely alerted more than 100 times, according to newly released police data. If customers balk at the markup, that’s where the salespeople step in to, apparently, overstate the accuracy of Evolv’s tech and its presumed effectiveness in reducing violent crime by detecting weapons. any material aspect of its performance, efficacy, nature, or central characteristics, including, but not limited to, the use of algorithms, artificial intelligence, or other automated systems or tools

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