Lawton Chiles Middle School in Oviedo went into lockdown Tuesday.

Its AI weapons detection system detected a student holding a clarinet in a similar manner as someone might hold a rifle. It “triggered the Code Red to activate,” the school’s principal told families in an automated message.

  • shalafi@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    Us GenX kids would have been fucking with that system nonstop. My high school wouldn’t have gone 2 days in a row without someone tripping that stupid AI. The admin would be making new rules weekly.

    • No sticks inside the school
    • No “walking tactically”
    • No finger guns