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New York City will introduce controversial AI gun detection technology amid subway crime crisis

New York City will introduce controversial AI gun detection technology amid subway crime crisis - SiliconANGLE

After what has been described as a spate of “ lawlessness ” on the subways of New York City this year, Mayor Eric Adams said today that artificial intelligence will be drafted to help cut down on the number of violent crimes. This year has seen shootings and other acts of gun violence and general madness that are reminiscent of times past when the city was renowned as a leader in violent crime. At an investor conference in 2022, Evolv’s Chief Executive Peter George was asked if his company’s technology would have saved lives in the Uvalde school shooting.

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