Omnilert was used by Antioch High School, which experienced deadly shooting at the beginning of this month. However, the incident occurred from the system of the system. ”
The Antioch High School in Nashville in Tennessee was the latest that experienced deadly shooting. As a result of the tragedy, many questioned the effectiveness of Omnilert, Fastened intelligence driven Weapons detection system used at school. Now the CEO of the company, Dave Fraser, talks about the benefits – and restrictions – AI security systems.
“The way our system works is that it follows camcorders, and if you think about it, it basically plays a human being,” Fox Fox Business said. “But in order to work, it must be able to really see the weapon in the same way as if you need to see the weapon.”
Fraser explained that, unlike traditional monitoring systems that are often used after the incident, Omnilert system should be used as a preventive tool along with other mechanisms.
The image shows the Omnilert system detecting a weapon. (Courtesy: Omnilert)
“The visual approach, which is quite new, offers some quite interesting advantages when it rolls with other technologies,” Fraser said.
When Fraser spoke specifically about the tragedy in Nashville, he said that the shooting occurred “outside the field of view”, which made Omnilert to see a weapon and detect the threat.
In February 2023, the Board of Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) a green contract of $ 1 million with AI detection system, Omnilert, which will be terminated on November 30, 2025, according to the local WKRN outlet.
Fox Business said that Omnilert systems are designed to work quickly, as in emergency situations “Time is the essence”.
“If he sees a gun, he usually detects it in less than a second, and at this point the data concerning this potential detection is actually sent by human beings to verify.”
Omnilert system alerts shown on the phone. (Courtesy: Omnilert)
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Once the threat is verified, the Omnert system can automatically activate other safety tools such as sound alarms or lock doors. However, Fraser admits that no system is perfect and that in an ideal world Omnert would be combined with other safety measures.
“Bottom row”, says Fraser, it is to use “more layers of defense”.
On its website Omnilert explains possible layered access to the safety of the school. The list includes training for employees, place security, tracking cameras, metal detectors and more, except for the AI.
According to Omnilertov Annual report of violencewhich was released at the beginning of this month before shooting in Antioch High School, 2024 saw the second highest number of school incidents K-12 since 1966.
An example of how the weapons detection system drives AI Omnilert will find a suspicious.
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After shooting, Fran Bush, a former member of the Board of Directors for Public School Metro Nashville, said, said New York Post that “she knew this day would happen”.
“I knew it would happen just because it was like a free open door, everyone was coming,” Bush added. She also said she was unsuccessfully pushing the school district to bring metal detectors.
In response to Fox's business request for commentary Metal detectorsMNPS communication and technology chief, which Sean Braisted said that the school was working with Evolv to pilot the hidden weapons detection system.
