CTA implementing AI technology to detect guns on property NBC Chicago [Video]

Roughly one million passengers board CTA buses and trains every single day across the Chicago area, a massive undertaking for police to help keep riders safe.

While there are thousands of pod cameras installed on trains, busses, platforms, and all CTA property, some passengers believe crime continues to be a problem, and the agency is looking to leverage technology to address it.

NBC Chicago spoke to dozens of passengers to gauge their interest in stepped up security measures including the use of AI in pod cameras, and they overwhelmingly agreed it was necessary.

To that end, CTA President Dorval R. Carter, Jr. announced Thursday morning the agency was making an investment in safety and technology by partnering with technology company Zero Eyes.

The new technology will implement Artificial Intelligence to detect the moment someone pulls out a gun. That alert will then be verified by personnel at the Zero Eyes …