AI-powered subway weapons scanners found no guns during summer pilot program

By Ben Brachfeld Posted on

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.

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AI-powered subway weapons scanners found no guns during summer pilot program

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