School administrators at Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 3493 Report
Evolv AI Weapons Detection System Allegedly Misrepresents Accuracy, Leading to School Security Gaps

2022-03-22

Evolv's AI-powered weapons scanners were advertised as superior to metal detectors but reportedly failed to detect actual weapons while generating excessive false positives. The FTC alleged that misleading claims about the system's accuracy and speed contributed to schools relying on unreliable detection, with at least one incident in October 2022 involving a missed knife that resulted in a student being stabbed.

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Charlotte Mecklenburg School District

Incidents involved as Deployer

Incident 349
3 Reports
Evolv AI Weapons Detection System Allegedly Misrepresents Accuracy, Leading to School Security Gaps

Evolv Technology

Incidents involved as Developer

Incident 349
3 Reports
Evolv AI Weapons Detection System Allegedly Misrepresents Accuracy, Leading to School Security Gaps

teachers at Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 349
3 Reports
Evolv AI Weapons Detection System Allegedly Misrepresents Accuracy, Leading to School Security Gaps

students at Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 349
3 Reports
Evolv AI Weapons Detection System Allegedly Misrepresents Accuracy, Leading to School Security Gaps

security officers at Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 349
3 Reports
Evolv AI Weapons Detection System Allegedly Misrepresents Accuracy, Leading to School Security Gaps

Parents of students at Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 349
3 Reports
Evolv AI Weapons Detection System Allegedly Misrepresents Accuracy, Leading to School Security Gaps

Evolv Express weapons detection system

Incidents implicated systems

Incident 349
3 Reports
Evolv AI Weapons Detection System Allegedly Misrepresents Accuracy, Leading to School Security Gaps