AI把薯片袋误判为枪惊动美国警方

近日，美国高中校园内，AI枪支检测系统将薯片袋误判为枪，导致全副武装的警察介入，一学生被拷上手铐全身搜查。

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Student handcuffed after Doritos bag mistaken for a gun by school's AI security system

From: CNN

Armed police handcuffed and searched a student at a high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, this week after an AI-driven security system flagged the teen's empty bag of chips as a possible firearm.

Baltimore County officials are now calling for a review of how Kenwood High School uses the AI gun detection system and why the teen ended up in handcuffs despite school safety officials quickly determining there was no weapon.

“They made me get on my knees, put my hands behind my back, and cuffed me,” Kenwood student Taki Allen told CNN affiliate WBAL, describing what happened Monday evening when police arrived at the school while he was waiting with friends for a ride home after football practice.

“They searched me, and they figured out I had nothing. Then, they went over to where I was standing and found a bag of chips on the floor,” Allen said.

He described a distressing scene with a heavy police response.

“The first thing I was wondering was, was I about to die? Because they had a gun pointed at me,” Allen told WBAL, saying about “eight cop cars” pulled up to the school.

“I was just holding a Doritos bag — it was two hands and one finger out, and they said it looked like a gun,” Allen told WBAL.

The AI-powered security system at the school is just one example of how schools are approaching safety in the age of mass gun violence. AI tools have exploded in popularity in recent years, including tools to help monitor surveillance footage.

CNN reached out to the Baltimore County Police Department for comment. The department told WBAL officers responded to “a report of a suspicious person with a weapon” but determined the person was unarmed after a search.

Kenwood Principal Kate Smith said the school district's security department reviewed and canceled the gun detection alert after confirming there was no weapon, according to a statement sent to parents that was shared with CNN. Smith said she reported the matter to Kenwood's school resource officer, who called local police for support.

The principal didn't immediately realize the alert had been canceled, a spokesperson for Baltimore County Public Schools told WBAL.

“We understand how upsetting this was for the individual that was searched as well as the other students who witnessed the incident,” Smith said in the statement. “Please know that ensuring the safety of our students and school community is one of our highest priorities.”

Omnilert, the company that operates the AI gun detection system, expressed regret over the incident and emphasized that its system is designed to identify a possible threat and elevate it to human review.

“We regret that this incident occurred and wish to convey our concern to the student and the wider community affected by the events that followed,” the company told CNN.

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含注释全文：

Student handcuffed after Doritos bag mistaken for a gun by school's AI security system

From: CNN

Armed police handcuffed and searched a student at a high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, this week after an AI-driven security system flagged the teen's empty bag of chips as a possible firearm.

本周，马里兰州巴尔的摩县一所高中的人工智能安检系统误将一名学生手中的空薯片袋子识别为枪支，导致全副武装的警察介入将学生拷上手铐并对其进行搜查。

armed /ɑːmd/ 表示“使用武器的，用武力的；带武器的，武装的”，英文解释为“using or carrying weapons”举个🌰：These men are armed and dangerous, and should not be approached. 这伙人持有武器，非常危险，不要靠近他们。

handcuff /ˈhænd.kʌf/ 表示“给…戴手铐”，英文解释为“to put handcuffs on someone”举个🌰：He arrived in court handcuffed to two police officers. 他上了法庭，手分别同两名警察的手铐在一起。

flag /flæɡ/ 作动词，1）表示“给…做标记”，英文解释为“to put a mark on something so it can be found easily among other similar things”举个🌰：Flag any files that might be useful later. 给日后可能有用的文件做上标记。

2）表示“标记（计算机里某些信息，以便之后处理）”，英文解释为“to mark computer information with one of two possible values so that you can deal with it later”举个🌰：We'll flag the records of interest in the database and then we can give you a print-out. 我们会在数据库中把值得关注的纪录标记出来，之后打印一份给你。

3）表示“变得疲倦；兴趣衰减”，英文解释为“to become tired, weaker, or less effective”举个🌰：I was starting to flag after the ninth mile. 走了9英里后，我开始感到疲倦了。

Baltimore County officials are now calling for a review of how Kenwood High School uses the AI gun detection system and why the teen ended up in handcuffs despite school safety officials quickly determining there was no weapon.

巴尔的摩县官员呼吁彻查：肯伍德高中是如何使用AI枪支检测系统的？为何在校方安保人员迅速确认无武器后，学生仍被戴上手铐？

“They made me get on my knees, put my hands behind my back, and cuffed me,” Kenwood student Taki Allen told CNN affiliate WBAL, describing what happened Monday evening when police arrived at the school while he was waiting with friends for a ride home after football practice.

“他们让我跪地，把手放到背后，然后给我戴上手铐，”肯伍德高中学生塔基·艾伦（Taki Allen）向CNN旗下媒体WBAL描述说，事情发生在周一晚上，当时足球训练完后他与朋友一起等车回家，警察突然赶到学校。

cuff /kʌf/ 1）表示“（开玩笑地）轻拍，轻打”，英文解释为“to hit someone with your hand in a light, joking way”举个🌰：His brother cuffed him playfully on his ear. 他哥哥开玩笑地在他耳朵上拍了几下。

2）表示“（给…）戴手铐”

affiliate /əˈfɪliət/ 作名词，表示“附属机构；分支机构；分公司；分会”，英文解释为“a company, an organization, etc. that is connected with or controlled by another larger one”如：an affiliate of the university 大学的隶属机构/分支机构。

作动词，表示“使并入，使隶属（较大的团体或组织）；使紧密联系”，英文解释为“to cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another, usually larger, group, or organization”如：a college affiliated to Zhejiang University 浙江大学附属学院；举个🌰：The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。

顺便看下几个“xx附中”怎么说？

📍北京大学附属中学 The Affiliated High School of Peking University

📍清华大学附属中学 Tsinghua University High School

📍中国人民大学附属中学 The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China

📍浙江大学附属中学 The High School Attached to Zhejiang University

“They searched me, and they figured out I had nothing. Then, they went over to where I was standing and found a bag of chips on the floor,” Allen said.

“他们搜了身，发现我什么都没带。接着走到我站过的地方，发现地上有一包薯片，”艾伦说。

He described a distressing scene with a heavy police response.

他形容当时警力出动众多，现场情景让人不安。

distressing /dɪˈstres.ɪŋ/ 表示“令人苦恼的,令人担忧的”，英文解释为“upsetting or worrying”举个🌰：It was deeply distressing for him to see his wife in such pain. 看到妻子如此痛苦，他万分焦急。

“The first thing I was wondering was, was I about to die? Because they had a gun pointed at me,” Allen told WBAL, saying about “eight cop cars” pulled up to the school.

“我脑子里第一个念头是——我是不是要死了？他们用枪对着我，”艾伦说，大约有八辆警车赶到了学校。

cop /kɒp/ 表示“警察”，英文解释为“a police officer ”举个🌰：There's a cop coming! 警察来了！

表示“（车）停下；（某人）把车停下”，英文解释为“When a car or someone driving a car pulls up, the driver stops the car, often for a short time.”举个🌰：A car pulled up outside my house. 一辆轿车在我家门外停了下来。

“I was just holding a Doritos bag — it was two hands and one finger out, and they said it looked like a gun,” Allen told WBAL.

“我只是拿着一包多力多滋薯片——两手伸着，露出一根手指，他们说看起来像一把枪，”艾伦告诉WBAL。

The AI-powered security system at the school is just one example of how schools are approaching safety in the age of mass gun violence. AI tools have exploded in popularity in recent years, including tools to help monitor surveillance footage.

学校的这套AI安保系统只是当下校园面对频繁枪支暴力事件的一个缩影。近年来，智能监控系统等人工智能工具广泛普及。

explode /ɪkˈspləʊd/ 通常表示“爆炸”，可以引申为表示“急剧扩大；激增，突增”，英文解释为“to increase very quickly”举个🌰：The population has exploded in the last ten years. 在过去10年中，人口激增。

surveillance /sɜːˈveɪləns/ 表示“监视，盯梢”，英文解释为“Surveillance is the careful watching of someone, especially by an organization such as the police or the army.”

CNN reached out to the Baltimore County Police Department for comment. The department told WBAL officers responded to “a report of a suspicious person with a weapon” but determined the person was unarmed after a search.

CNN就此联系了巴尔的摩县警局。警方回应称，接到“有人疑似持械”的报警后出警，但搜查后确认该人并未携带武器。

suspicious /səˈspɪʃ.əs/ 表示“可疑的，引起怀疑的”，英文解释为“making you feel that something illegal is happening or that something is wrong”举个🌰：His behaviour was very suspicious. 他的举止非常可疑。

Kenwood Principal Kate Smith said the school district's security department reviewed and canceled the gun detection alert after confirming there was no weapon, according to a statement sent to parents that was shared with CNN. Smith said she reported the matter to Kenwood's school resource officer, who called local police for support.

CNN获得了一份肯伍德高中校长凯特·史密斯（Kate Smith）致家长的声明。声明中称，学校安保部门在确认没有武器后，已审核并取消了枪支探测警报。史密斯称，她将此事上报学校安全官员，对方随后联系了当地警方。

The principal didn't immediately realize the alert had been canceled, a spokesperson for Baltimore County Public Schools told WBAL.

巴尔的摩县公立学校发言人告诉WBAL，校长当时并不知道警报其实已被撤销。

principal /ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/ 表示“最重要的”，英文解释为“first in order of importance”举个🌰： Iraq's principal export is oil. 伊拉克最重要的出口商品是石油。

作名词，表示“校长”，英文解释为“the person in charge of a school”，还可以表示“本金；可生息的资本”，英文解释为“an amount of money that someone has invested in a bank or lent to a person or organization so that they will receive interest on it from the bank, person, or organization”举个🌰：She lives off the interest and tries to keep the principal intact. 她靠利息过日子，尽量不动用本金。

“We understand how upsetting this was for the individual that was searched as well as the other students who witnessed the incident,” Smith said in the statement. “Please know that ensuring the safety of our students and school community is one of our highest priorities.”

“我们深知这起事件给当事学生及在场同学带来了多大困扰，”史密斯在声明中写道，“请相信，保障学生和校园安全始终是我们的首要任务之一。”

Omnilert, the company that operates the AI gun detection system, expressed regret over the incident and emphasized that its system is designed to identify a possible threat and elevate it to human review.

运营该AI枪支探测系统的公司Omnilert对此次事件表示遗憾，并强调该系统设计初衷是识别潜在威胁并交由人工复核。

“We regret that this incident occurred and wish to convey our concern to the student and the wider community affected by the events that followed,” the company told CNN.

该公司告诉CNN：“我们对该事件的发生深感遗憾，并希望向受此事件影响的学生及更广泛的校园群体表达我们的关切。”

1）表示“运送，运输”，英文解释为“to take or carry someone or something to a particular place”举个🌰：The goods are usually conveyed by rail. 这种货物通常通过铁路运输。

2）表示“表达，传达（思想、感情或想法）”，英文解释为“to express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people”举个🌰：Please convey our condolences to the family. 请向家人转达我们的哀思。

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