How Sarasota schools are planning to use AI to keep students safe [Video]

SARASOTA, Fla. – Sarasota County schools are using new artificial intelligence gun detection technology to increase security.

Hidden in the pocket of a jacket, you have to watch closely to notice a man has a gun.

New technology, using artificial intelligence from Omnilert, works to monitor surveillance cameras to stop a threat.

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“Our AI is doing one thing and one thing alone. It’s looking for guns in a video feed,” said David Fraser.

David Fraser is the CEO of Omnilert. He says Omnilert Gun Detect can spot a firearm, in some instances, faster than the human eye.

“It takes less than a second typically to detect a firearm, and once verified it can set off some responses that are hopefully capable of changing the outcome,” said Fraser.

Once detected, local law enforcement and school officials are alerted.

“The system goes into …