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Chicago to stop using controversial gunshot detection technology this year

Chicago to stop using controversial gunshot detection technology this year

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago won’t renew its ShotSpotter contract and plans to stop using the controversial gunshot detection system later this year, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office announced Tuesday.

The system, which relies on an artificial intelligence algorithm and network of microphones to identify gunshots, has been criticized for inaccuracy, racial bias and law enforcement misuse. An Associated Press investigation of the technology detailed how police and prosecutors used ShotSpotter data as evidence in charging a Chicago grandfather with murder before a judge dismissed the case due to insufficient evidence.

Chicago’s contract with SoundThinking, a public safety technology company that says its ShotSpotter tool is used in roughly 150 cities, expires Friday. The city plans to wind down use of ShotSpotter technology by late September, according to city officials. Since 2018, the city has spent $49 million on ShotSpotter.

“Chicago will deploy its resources on the most effective strategies and tactics

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New aviation icing detection system developed in Alberta

New aviation icing detection system developed in Alberta

Work being done by Alberta company Pegasus, based in Sturgeon County, has gotten the attention of Boeing.

“Boeing is always looking for companies that show great innovation, great technology development,” said Charles ‘Duff’ Sullivan, president of Boeing Canada.

“We’re extremely honoured that they’re able to actually share this publicly, the work we’ve been able to do with them,” added the founder & CEO of Pegasus, Cole Rosentreter.

Pegasus has developed a “game changing” new technology for the aviation industry called Motion Icing Detection Alert System (MIDAS).

“We developed this technology that allows us to actually detect icing buildup in real-time,” Rosentreter said.

“This allows us to basically peel and patch onto any surface on an aircraft … to give you real time alerts and life-saving warnings at the very early onset of icing conditions,” Rosentreter said.

He said icing is one of the biggest hazards and costs for the aviation

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