Colorado lawmakers discuss funding AI software to detect guns in schools

By Marissa Ventrelli | Colorado Politics

A proposal seeks to prevent shootings by providing schools with funding to acquire, install and operate AI-driven software that — the company behind the technology claims — can detect guns and alert law enforcement within seconds of the weapon’s detection.

The Colorado House Education Committee discussed the measure without voting on Wednesday. 

Sponsored by Rep. Brandi Bradley, R-Roxborough Park, House Bill 1123 would provide additional financing to the state’s School Safety Disbursement Fund. The exact amount has not been determined.  

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