A: Hey Yuki, guess what happened in Maryland?
B: No, tell me!
A: So there's this high school kid named Taki Allen, right? He was holding a bag of Doritos, but the security AI thought it was a gun and he got handcuffed!
B: What?! That's crazy! I can imagine how scared he must have been.
A: Yeah, he told CNN that they made him get on his knees and cuffed him. Can you believe it?
B: Unbelievable... I hope something like this never happens again.
A: The school's principal said the security department reviewed and canceled the gun detection alert, but by then it was too late for poor Taki.
B: That's terrible... I hope he gets some compensation for what happened to him.
A: The company that operates the AI system, Omnilert, said they regret the incident but claim the process functioned as intended.
B: So they think it's okay to mistake a Doritos bag for a gun? That's just wrong...
A: Exactly what I was thinking! We should be more careful with these advanced technologies and make sure they don't cause harm to innocent people like Taki.
B: No, tell me!
A: So there's this high school kid named Taki Allen, right? He was holding a bag of Doritos, but the security AI thought it was a gun and he got handcuffed!
B: What?! That's crazy! I can imagine how scared he must have been.
A: Yeah, he told CNN that they made him get on his knees and cuffed him. Can you believe it?
B: Unbelievable... I hope something like this never happens again.
A: The school's principal said the security department reviewed and canceled the gun detection alert, but by then it was too late for poor Taki.
B: That's terrible... I hope he gets some compensation for what happened to him.
A: The company that operates the AI system, Omnilert, said they regret the incident but claim the process functioned as intended.
B: So they think it's okay to mistake a Doritos bag for a gun? That's just wrong...
A: Exactly what I was thinking! We should be more careful with these advanced technologies and make sure they don't cause harm to innocent people like Taki.
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ID: 9823d079-d464-492d-9726-4d49dc5bc8c8
Category ID: conversation_summary
Date: Oct. 27, 2025
Notes: 2025-10-27
Created: 2025/10/27 14:42
Updated: 2025/12/07 23:19
Last Read: 2025/10/27 15:19