School Closed Due to Clarinet Misidentified as Gun

Schools in America are increasingly using AI surveillance to detect weapons, but a recent incident at Lawton Chiles Middle School in Oviedo, Florida, led to a lockdown when a clarinet was misidentified as a gun. The system, run by ZeroEyes, prompted police to respond after an image was flagged, leading to the discovery of a student in a military costume holding the instrument. While the company insists the response was warranted, similar systems have caused issues before, raising concerns about accuracy amid ongoing gun violence in schools.

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