Head of security at Navy Pier: AI gun detection a success, should be expanded on CTA
The ZeroEyes software, which uses AI to detect guns, has been in use at Navy Pier for nearly two years.
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The ZeroEyes software, which uses AI to detect guns, has been in use at Navy Pier for nearly two years.
The technology, ZeroEyes, is also in use by the Chicago Transit Authority in a pilot program, and the security director at Navy Pier wants to see the CTA program expanded. Megan Hickey reports.
Navy Pier Security Director Dan O’Shea hopes the Chicago Transit Authority expands its pilot program with the same technology, ZeroEyes—particularly after four people were shot and killed on a Blue Line train this week. Megan Hickey reports.
The transit agency said it is not releasing the exact locations where the technology is being used "for security reasons," but said Thursday that it targeted stations across its system.
ZeroEyes' AI technology has been set up to detect guns at train stations in the Chicago Transit Authority system, though the agency has not said specifically where. Megan Hickey reports.
Right now, only platform cameras—not train cameras—are outfitted with the technology. Megan Hickey reports.
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