Evolv Technology

Incidents involved as Developer

Incident 3492 Report
Evolv's Gun Detection False Positives Created Problems for Schools

2022-03-22

Evolv's AI-based weapons detection system reportedly produced excessive false positives, mistaking everyday school items for weapons and pulling schools' security personnel for manual checking.

Incident 8312 Report
NYC Subway AI Weapons Scanners Yield High False Positive Rate and Detect No Guns in Month-Long Pilot Test

2024-10-23

NYC implemented an AI enabled weapons scanner for a month-long pilot with limited success. Despite not finding any weapons during the September 2024 testing phase, there were 118 false positives in which a person was searched under suspicion of carrying a weapon with no actual gun detections.

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Charlotte Mecklenburg School District

Incidents involved as Deployer

Incident 349
2 Reports
Evolv's Gun Detection False Positives Created Problems for Schools

students at Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 349
2 Reports
Evolv's Gun Detection False Positives Created Problems for Schools

teachers at Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 349
2 Reports
Evolv's Gun Detection False Positives Created Problems for Schools

security officers at Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 349
2 Reports
Evolv's Gun Detection False Positives Created Problems for Schools

New York City Government

Incidents involved as Deployer

Incident 831
2 Reports
NYC Subway AI Weapons Scanners Yield High False Positive Rate and Detect No Guns in Month-Long Pilot Test

New York City subway riders

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 831
2 Reports
NYC Subway AI Weapons Scanners Yield High False Positive Rate and Detect No Guns in Month-Long Pilot Test