AI-powered weapons scanners deployed in the subway this summer led to the recovery of zero guns, with civil rights advocates declaring the project helmed by Mayor Eric Adams “objectively a failure.”
Police deployed the metal detectors, manufactured by Evolv, to 20 subway stations over an unspecified 30-day period and conducted more than 2,700 scans. An NYPD spokesperson said Thursday that the scanners identified 12 knives, but failed to mention recovering any firearms.
