AI Weapons Scanner Fails to Detect Knife in School Stabbing

Hundreds of schools across the United States have been using AI weapons scanners, which tragically failed to detect a knife used in a severe stabbing incident at Proctor High School in Utica, New York.

During Halloween last year, Ehni Ler Htoo, a student at the school, was stabbed multiple times with a 9-inch knife that bypassed the AI weapons detection system.

Evolv Technology, the company behind the installation, touts its product as a fusion of "powerful sensor technology with proven artificial intelligence," set to replace traditional metal detectors in schools, according to the BBC.

Despite Evolv Technology's claims of widespread use of their scanners in American schools, including Proctor High School, the stabbing incident prompted the Utica School District to launch an investigation.

"After thorough investigation, we found that the Evolv Weapon Detection System was not designed to detect knives," stated Utica School Superintendent Brian Nolan, as reported by the BBC.

Following the incident, Proctor High School removed the scanners. However, 12 other schools within the Utica School District retain the technology due to financial constraints. Since the stabbing, Nolan disclosed that three additional knives had been smuggled into other schools undetected by the scanners.