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An AI detection system mistook a bag of chips for a gun at a public high school in Maryland

The incident allegedly resulted in a 16-year-old boy getting handcuffed at gunpoint by police

The boy said the incident left him shaken and scared, and that he wondered if the police were going to “kill” him at the time

A Maryland teen was allegedly handcuffed at gunpoint by police after an AI system mistook a bag of chips for a weapon.

Taki Allen, a student at Kenwood High School in Baltimore, was hanging out with friends after school on Monday, Oct. 20, when the incident occurred, per WBAL-TV News , Fox 45 News and The Baltimore Banner.

The teen said he finished a bag of Doritos and put the crumpled bag in his pocket. Then, about 20 minutes later, he said he was surround

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