US states are now reportedly considering giving multi-million grants to employ artificial intelligence-powered firearm detectors within schools, given that the technology employed meets stringent criteria.
In particular, Kansas may soon provide $5 million in grants granted the AI software must, among other things, be patented, recognized as qualified anti-terrorism technology, adhere to specific security industry standards, be in use in at least 30 states, and be able to detect three broad classifications of firearms with at least 300 subclassifications and 2,000 permutations.
Right now, only one business satisfies every one of those requirements: the same group that bragged about them to Kansas legislators who were drafting the state budget.
ZeroEyes is a fast-growing company that was started by veterans of the armed forces following the deadly shooting at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Governor Laura Kelly of Kansas is considering legislation that emphasizes two points. School security has grown to be a multibillion-dollar industry due to multiple high-profile shootings.
Additionally, some businesses are succeeding in state capitals, convincing legislators to incorporate their corporate solutions into state legislation.
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ZeroEyes Eligibility
According to laws passed earlier this year in Florida and Iowa, rules established last year in Michigan and Utah, and proposals filed in Colorado, Louisiana, and Wisconsin, ZeroEyes seems to be the only company eligible for state gun detection programs.
Missouri became the most recent state to enact laws supporting ZeroEyes on Friday. The state provides schools with $2.5 million matching grants to purchase gun detection software certified as qualified anti-terrorism equipment.
Silicon Valley and AI-Powered Gun Detectors
To guarantee student safety on campuses, AI-powered gun detectors prove to be the trend. Most recently, in March, schools were offered AI-powered gun detection equipment by Silicon Valley startup Iterate. AI.
The company created it a few years ago for a client experiencing theft problems in its retail locations. They did acknowledge, though, that it could help identify firearms in schools by utilizing security cameras that are already there.
Executives of Iterate.ai claim that safeguarding children is their sole objective.
Matt Frary of Iterate.ai is promoting the installation of this technology, arguing that families should learn how to safeguard their children and that this will enable them to do so more swiftly and affordably.
According to Frary, Several Bay Area institutions are interested in implementing the technology nationwide.
According to Brian Sathianathan, chief technology officer, Iterate.ai works with most of the security cameras that are currently in use.
He adds that in just a few hours, most system administrators can use their software to upload the Python code to their computer server, enabling all of the cameras to begin detecting weapons.
The technology instantly sends an email, text message, Apple alert, or other signal when it finds a weapon.
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