AI-powered weapons scanners used in NYC subway found zero guns in one month test
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.
Early Addition: Seems like the NYPD's subway station weapons scanners didn't work
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Evolv, potential NYC subway weapons scanner contractor, says staff ‘engaged in misconduct’ during sales
Evolv, the technology company behind the Adams administration’s controversial subway system weapons scanner program, said Friday that some of its employees have “engaged in
Here's how many weapons the NYC subway scanner pilot program found
The evolved weapon scanners pilot program to detect weapons in at least 20 subway stations across the city finally came to an end, and critics are calling it a colossal failure.
False positives make subway weapons scanners a failure, advocates say
The city’s new gun-detecting scanners set up at some subway stations produced false positives on over 4% of scans, according to the NYPD. The city tested the machines, which look like traditional metal detectors,
NYC Evolv weapons scanner pilot in subways: No guns, 12 knives, unanswered questions
NYPD officials said late Wednesday that the controversial Evolv weapons scanners Mayor Adams’ administration rolled out in the city subway system detected 12 knives and no guns over the
NYC's subway weapons scanning pilot program "objectively a failure," critics say
A 30-day pilot program of using scanners to detect weapons in the subway is over. According to the NYPD, some 2,749 scans done during the pilot program. There were 118 false positives, the NYPD said.
NYPD’s subway gun scanners fail to meet expectations
The results are in. The scanners the NYPD tried using to catch guns at subway turnstiles did not get the job done. Critics of the technology say what is even more troubling is the fact that over 100 people were stopped by police due to so-called false positives.
As City Unveils Results of Controversial Subway Gun Scanner Pilot, What Do New Yorkers Think?
The NYPD said Thursday that the month-long gun detector pilot yielded 12 knives, 118 false positives, and zero firearms. City Limits’ CLARIFY youth journalists spoke to transit riders and advocates to get their thoughts on the use of weapon scanners in the system.
The results are in! Evolv gun scanners recover zero guns in subways
The month-long pilot of gun scanners in New York City’s subway system over the summer recovered zero guns, the NYPD said this week after City & State wrote about their silence.
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The NYPD piloted weapon scanners in subways two months ago. They won’t release the results
The controversial pilot of Evolv’s gun scanners in subway stations ended in August, and Mayor Eric Adams has said the ...
L.A. Metro Enlists AI to Spot Hidden Weapons on Trains
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority will pilot artificial intelligence-powered scanners at Union ...