Recently , a large-scale shooting occurred in Dixon, Illinois, USA, and many people were shot. It is reported that three people were sent to the hospital for emergency treatment.

Recently , in Illinois, the United States, several sheriffs were shot while handling a family, and law enforcement officers gathered together. Visual China Photo

According to data released on the 10th of this month, there have been 209 mass shootings in the United States since 2024. The organization defines a mass shooting as a shooting in which four or more people are injured or killed (excluding the shooter). In addition, the death toll from gun violence in the United States this year has reached 7,435, and the number of injuries has reached 13,945.

Another recent study shows that over the past half century, the number of school shootings in the United States has increased by more than 12 times each year, with children four times more likely to become victims of school shootings and the mortality rate from school shootings increasing by more than six times.

Some analysts believe that school management is facing tremendous security pressure amid the rapid escalation of gun violence on campus. The urgent need to protect students from the threat of gun violence has also led to the transformation of the campus security industry from a niche field to a multi-billion dollar industry. David Reedman, founder of the US K12 Campus Shooting Database, wrote on the CNN website that public schools often lack funding, equipment and personnel, while artificial intelligence has greater potential and can automatically detect threats faster than humans.

In his view, the uses of artificial intelligence include interpreting signals from metal detectors, classifying objects detected by surveillance cameras, identifying gunshots, monitoring school gates, identifying threats on social platforms, and recognizing students' faces to identify suspicious persons.

Some security companies use AI technology to train security systems, including images of real or re-enacted shootings, guns and other related items. The head of the product department of security company Ambient.ai said that in the past year, their products have become less dependent on manual training and are better at using scene clues to infer threats that are worth being vigilant about.

Another security company, ZeroEyes, uses existing security cameras to watch live video and look for possible signs of guns. If the system finds a suspected gun image, a technician in the operations center will quickly check it. Once the situation is confirmed, the system will send an alert to school administrators and law enforcement officers within three to five seconds and provide detailed information on the number of suspicious persons and their location.

After last year's campus shooting, Michigan State University plans to spend nearly $10 million to upgrade its security system, including a surveillance system that uses artificial intelligence technology. Bidding documents and contract documents show that the surveillance system software will use analytical technology to detect gate collisions, track people moving around the campus, calculate crowd sizes, and read vehicle license plates.

However, some experts have raised the possibility that AI technology may infringe on privacy and warned of possible abuse.

Mark Ackerman, a professor at Michigan State University, said that in dim light, surveillance systems based on artificial intelligence technology may not be able to make accurate judgments, especially at night. In addition, some systems have been shown to have implicit biases against minority groups. "This technology still has big problems in identifying some threatening intentions and judging whether the police should respond."