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shotspotter - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.

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shotspotter

What changed

ShotSpotter algorithmic systems locating gunshots were reported by police departments for containing high false positive rates and wasting police resources, prompting discontinuation.

  • Gunshot detection system gets mixed reviews nationallyhttps://benitolink.com/gunshot-detection-system-gets-mixed-reviews-nationally/
  • ShotSpotter Employees Not Only Have The Power To Alter Gunshot Reports, But Do It Nearly 10% Of The Timehttps://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/01/shotspotter-employees-not-only-have-the-power-to-alter-gunshot-reports-but-do-it-nearly-10-of-the-time/
  • AI Incident Database - Incident 112https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/112/

Timeline

  1. 14 Sept 2024Police Departments Reported ShotSpotter as Unreliable and Wasteful
    Incident82%
    • Gunshot detection system gets mixed reviews nationallyhttps://benitolink.com/gunshot-detection-system-gets-mixed-reviews-nationally/
    • ShotSpotter Employees Not Only Have The Power To Alter Gunshot Reports, But Do It Nearly 10% Of The Timehttps://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/01/shotspotter-employees-not-only-have-the-power-to-alter-gunshot-reports-but-do-it-nearly-10-of-the-time/
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 112https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/112/
  2. 13 Mar 2023ShotSpotter Failed to Alert Authorities of Mass Shooting in North Carolina
    Incident82%
    • Durham’s gunshot detection software didn’t detect drive-by shooting. Here’s why.https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article270769367.html
    • Why didn't ShotSpotter sensors notify Durham police of weekend's mass shooting?https://www.wral.com/why-didnt-shotspotter-sensors-notify-durham-police-of-sundays-mass-shooting/20654929/
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 446https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/446/
  3. 20 Dec 2022Unreliable ShotSpotter Audio Convicted Black Rochester Man of Shooting Police
    Incident82%
    • Judge tosses conviction of man accused of shooting at cophttps://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2018/01/11/judge-reverses-conviction-man-who-shot-officer/1017531001/
    • Is shot spotter reliable enough? Critics question human equation behind technologyhttps://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2017/11/17/shot-spotter-technology-relshot-spotter-technology-coming-under-increased-scrutiny-judicial-communit/844335001/
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 429https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/429/
  4. 12 Nov 2022Police Reportedly Deployed ShotSpotter Sensors Disproportionately in Neighborhoods of Color
    Incident82%
    • Gunshot-Detecting Tech Is Summoning Armed Police to Black Neighborhoodshttps://www.vice.com/en/article/88nd3z/gunshot-detecting-tech-is-summoning-armed-police-to-black-neighborhoods
    • ShotSpotter Generated Over 40,000 Dead-End Police Deployments in Chicago in 21 Months, According to New Studyhttps://www.macarthurjustice.org/shotspotter-generated-over-40000-dead-end-police-deployments-in-chicago-in-21-months-according-to-new-study/
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 257https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/257/
  5. 26 July 2022DUI Arrest Case Allegedly Based Only on ShotSpotter's Alert
    Incident78%
    • ShotSpotter held in contempt of courthttps://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/shotspotter-held-in-contempt-of-court/
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 256https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/256/
  6. 25 July 2022Unreliable ShotSpotter Audio Previously Used to Convict Chicago Man in Murder Case
    Incident82%
    • Lawsuit: Chicago Police Misused Gunshot Detection Technology in Murder Casehttps://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2022/07/25/677119.htm
    • Lawsuit: Chicago police misused ShotSpotter in murder casehttps://apnews.com/article/gun-violence-technology-crime-chicago-lawsuits-3e6145f63c96593866cf89ac01ce7498
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 255https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/255/

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