Police responded in force to Kenwood High School in unincorporated Baltimore County, Md. The issue: the “artificial intelligence” system monitoring school security cameras said a boy outside the school had a gun in his hand. “It was like eight cop cars that came pulling up for us,” said that boy, Taki Allen, who was sitting outside the school with friends.
“At first, I didn’t know where they were going until they started walking toward me with guns, talking about, ‘Get on the ground,’ and I was like, ‘What?’” Officers handcuffed and searched Allen, “and they figured out I had nothing,” he said. What had actually been in his hand? A bag of Doritos. After he finished them, he folded up the bag and put it in his pocket. Police had a copy of the photo the A.I. took; it matched the bag.
In a statement, police said that they “would refer you to [Baltimore County Public Schools] regarding questions pertaining to Omnilert” — the company that sells the system. A reporter reached out to the company, but it refused comment. (RC/WBAL Baltimore) ...Because the reporter was identified by its systems as a terrorist.
