"I was just holding a Doritos bag - it was two hands and one finger out, and they said it looked like a gun."
"They made me get on my knees, put my hands behind my back, and cuffed me."
"We regret that this incident occurred and wish to convey our concern to the student and the wider community affected by the events that followed."
"the process functioned as intended."
Taki Allen, a Kenwood High School student in Baltimore County, Maryland, was handcuffed and searched after an AI gun-detection system flagged a bag of Doritos as a possible firearm. School security reviewed and canceled the gun detection alert, but Principal Katie Smith, not having realized the cancellation, reported the situation to the school resource officer, who called local police. School staff restrained Allen, requiring him to kneel with his hands behind his back. Omnilert, the company operating the AI system, expressed regret and concern for the student and community while asserting that the detection process functioned as intended. The incident prompted parental notification and scrutiny of AI accuracy and school response procedures.
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