MI State Capitol Building using AI to detect guns [Video]

LANSING, Mich. — When the Michigan State Capitol Commission banned the open carry of firearms in 2023, those in charge of security looked for ways to make sure the rules were enforced.

Robert Blackshaw, executive director of the Michigan State Capitol Commission, said this is what led to the installation of the ZeroEyes AI gun detection software.

“ZeroEyes will detect if a weapon is brandished, or if a weapon is seen through our camera systems, which will then send immediate alerts to all of our enforcement team, which is the Michigan State Police, the House and the Senate sergeants, and then our whole team can act very quickly.”

The AI is trained to detect unholstered, or brandished, firearms. If one is detected, an alert is sent to one of the company’s …