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“An analysis of eight months of ShotSpotter alerts found that 87% of the time NYPD officers were dispatched to a scene where there was no evidence of a shooting or where they could not confirm a shooting occurred…”

NYC Surveillance Tech on Shootings Gives False Alarms 87% of Time, Audit Findswww.bloomberg.com A constellation of microphones around the city for almost a decade has monitored for audio clues of neighborhood shootings.

To be fair, an AI system that sends cops to random locations a long way away from any incidents might be a net win for safety.