Description: Police in Baltimore County responded to Parkville High School after the Omnilert AI security system reportedly detected what it believed to be a gun. Officers searched the school, and students were relocated to a supervised area during the investigation. No weapon was found, and normal activities resumed after an all-clear.
Editor Notes: See also Incident 1250: Alleged False Positive by Omnilert AI Gun Detection System Prompts Police Search at Baltimore County High School.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Omnilert developed an AI system deployed by Parkville High School and Baltimore County Public Schools, which harmed Students of Parkville High School , Baltimore County Public Schools community , Students , Educational communities and Minors.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Omnilert and Weapons detection system
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Risk Subdomain
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7.3. Lack of capability or robustness
Risk Domain
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- AI system safety, failures, and limitations
Entity
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AI
Timing
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Post-deployment
Intent
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Unintentional
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PARKVILLE, MD --- Police said they found no threat after an artificial intelligence security system reported a possible gun Friday at a Baltimore County school.
Officers said they responded to Parkville High School, located in the 2600 bloc…
Variants
A "variant" is an AI incident similar to a known case—it has the same causes, harms, and AI system. Instead of listing it separately, we group it under the first reported incident. Unlike other incidents, variants do not need to have been reported outside the AIID. Learn more from the research paper.
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