Mayor Eric Adams plans to introduce AI-powered metal detectors into the New York City subway system in a bid to catch illegal guns and knives.
The mayor said that the city will begin testing in subway stations high-tech metal detectors manufactured by Evolv Technology, which the mayor said has a “99%” accuracy rate in identifying guns and knives, and differentiating them from typical metal items like cell phones and keys.
While overall crime is generally low compared to aboveground, subway crimes are often random and can lend a perception of disorder to New York’s most important communal public space, officials say. While Thursday’s demonstration took place at the Fulton Street hub, Hizzoner did not have a list of stations where metal detectors would be deployed, nor is it decided whether they would be outside stations or near turnstiles.
The mayor claimed that in testing Evolv’s technology, administration officials had observed a “99%” accuracy rate in detecting illegal guns and knives, and differentiating them from other metal items. However, he noted that “if Evolv had a 70% hit ratio, that’s 70% more than we have now.”Not everyone, however, is as confident in Evolv as the mayor.after being stabbed by a fellow student with a knife that was not caught by the Evolv sensors at his school.
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