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Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News, 8/28/24

 

Chicago Transit Authority begins using gun detection system powered by AI

 

CHICAGO — The Chicago Transit Authority has begun testing technology that uses artificial intelligence to identify guns in its “L” stations.

 

The technology, from company ZeroEyes, automatically detects guns that have been brandished. Images are sent to a ZeroEyes operations center where they are reviewed by staffers who determine what the object is, then alert relevant authorities like police, CTA officials and Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications.

 

The goal, CTA officials said, is to alert police quickly to any situation arising at the transit agency’s stations. Often the alert can be made in under a minute, they said.

 

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[CNJRoss]

Block Club Chicago, 9/18/24

 

CTA’s New AI Gun-Detection Program Shrouded In Secrecy — With No End Date Planned

 

State Rep. Kam Buckner says transparency and public dialogue are critical when using new technology to combat crime.

 

 

CHICAGO — The Chicago Transit Authority announced in late August it was running an AI gun-detection pilot program as part of a series of security measures to make its system safer.

 

Then, a week after the program was announced, a quadruple murder on a Blue Line train made national headlines and immediately generated a new round of questions about the CTA’s approach to crime. 

 

Agency leaders quickly stated that CTA cameras helped police track down a suspect, but that the new gun-detection program with ZeroEyes wasn’t installed in the affected portion of the Blue Line.

 

Yet those comments also highlighted how little the CTA has revealed about its contract with ZeroEyes and the way it might fill gaps in the agency’s security plans.

 

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[KevinKorell]

CBS Chicago, 9/5/24:
 

 

 Head of security at Navy Pier says AI gun detection has been a success, should be expanded on CTA      

 

 

In the wake of the tragic violence this week on a Chicago Transit Authority train, a deeper dig is warranted into a new artificial intelligence-powered security system just installed on 'L' platforms in a pilot program.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Commentary in Chicago, IL Sun-Times,   9/19/24:

 

 

     CTA's testing of AI to detect guns is another step on road to 'surveillance state'  

 

 

The recent tragic shootings of four people on a CTA Blue Line train reinvigorated a debate over making public transportation safe for riders.

 

 

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