Description: An AI-powered ZeroEyes surveillance system deployed at a Florida middle school reportedly flagged a student's clarinet as a firearm, triggering a school lockdown and police response. Officers reportedly searched classrooms and questioned a student after the alert described a suspected weapon. No threat was reportedly found. The incident reportedly caused disruption to classes and subjected students and staff to lockdown conditions and police intervention despite the absence of an actual weapon.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: ZeroEyes developed an AI system deployed by Seminole County Public Schools and Lawton Chiles Middle School, which harmed Lawton Chiles Middle School students and Lawton Chiles Middle School staff.
Alleged implicated AI systems: ZeroEyes and ZeroEyes AI-powered video surveillance weapon detection system
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1312
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-12-09
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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Police responded to the Florida middle school minutes after the alert arrived last week: Security cameras had detected a man in the building, dressed in camouflage with a "suspected weapon pointed down the hallway, being held in the positio…
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