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Is AI weapons detection technology the best way to reduce the number of guns in schools?

A public school district in Louisville, Kentucky, wants to stop the flow of guns in its buildings by installing AI weapons technology by a company called Evolv. But security experts and others are sounding the alarm about the system and its limitations that could require controversial patchwork solutions.

Louisville Public Media’s Jess Clark reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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