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    Chicago to stop using controversial gunshot detection technology this year

    by Sophia Tareen Feb 13, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

    Chicago won't renew its ShotSpotter contract and plans to stop using the controversial gunshot detection system later this year, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office announced Tuesday.

    The system, which relies on an artificial intelligence algorithm and network of microphones to identify gunshots, has been criticized for inaccuracy, racial bias and law enforcement misuse. An investigation of the technology, which is used in roughly 140 cities, detailed how a Chicago man was jailed on scant ShotSpotter-generated evidence and later released for insufficient evidence.

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