FTC Probes Evolv Security Over AI Weapons Screening Claims
- Evolv screening used in venues including schools and stadiums
- 2021 technical report questioned if system could detect knives
The system lets operators see the location of potential threat on a person’s body or in their bag with clear, visual alerts, according to the company.
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US investigators are probing weapons screening company Evolv Technologies Holdings Inc., which runs detectors at schools and stadiums, over claims its systems don’t operate as described.
Regulators from the Federal Trade Commission are investigating whether its artificial intelligence systems operate as it claims, correctly identifying weapons that pass through its screeners, according to two people familiar with the probe.