Omnilert was used by Antioche High School, which experienced a fatal shooting earlier this month. However, the incident occurred in the system vision field. “”
Nashville High School Antioch, Tennessee, was the last to live a deadly shooting. In the wake of the tragedy, many questioned the effectiveness of Omnilert, the Fueled with artificial intelligence Weapon detection system used at school. From now on, the CEO of the company, Dave Fraser, talks about the advantages – and the limitations – of IA security systems.
“The way our system works is to monitor video cameras, and if you think about it, it essentially plays the role of a human being,” Fox Business told Fox. “But for it to work, it must be able to see a weapon in the same way that a human would need to see the weapon.”
Fraser explained that unlike traditional surveillance systems, which are often used after an incident, the omnilert system is supposed to be used as a preventive tool, as well as other mechanisms.
The image represents the omnilert system detecting a weapon. (With kind permission: omnilert)
“The visual approach, which is quite new, offers fairly interesting advantages when they are superimposed with other technologies,” said Fraser.
Speaking specifically about the tragedy in Nashville, Fraser said that the shooting had taken place “out of the field of vision,” making “impossible” for Omnilert to see the weapon and detect the threat.
In February 2023, the Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) aboard the Greenlit has a contract of $ 1 million with the AI ​​gun detection system, which should end on November 30, 2025, depending on the point of local WKRN sale.
Fraser told Fox Business that Omnilert systems are designed to operate quickly, as for emergency situations “time is petrol”.
“If he can see a weapon, he will generally detect it in less than a second and at this stage, the data concerning this potential detection is really sent to human beings for verification.”
Omnilert system alert indicated on a phone. (With kind permission: omnilert)
Once a threat has been checked, the omnilert system can automatically activate other safety tools, such as survey alarms or locking doors. However, Fraser admits that no system is perfect and that, in an ideal world, Omnilert would be combined with other security measures.
The “net result”, says Fraser, is to use “several defense layers”.
On his website, Omnilert sets out a possible approach in layers of school security. The list includes training for staff, on -site safety, surveillance cameras, metal detectors and even more, in addition to a system powered by AI.
According to Omnilert Annual report on armed violencewhich was published earlier this month before the filming of High School antioche, 2024 saw the second largest number of K-12 school incidents since 1966.
Example of how the weapon detection system powered by Ai Omnilert finds a suspect with a firearm.
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After the shooting, Fran Bush, a former member of the Metro Nashville public school board of directors, told the New York Post That she “knew that day was going to happen.”
“I knew it was going to happen just because it’s like a free open door, everyone between,” added Bush. She also said that she had put pressure on the school district to use metal detectors.
In response to a commentary commentary commercial request on the absence of Metal detectorsSean Brarats, MNP chief, said that school was working with Evolv to pilot a concealed weapon detection system.
