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ZeroEyes AI Surveillance System Reportedly Flagged Clarinet as Gun, Triggering School Lockdown in Florida

AI Incident Database · article · Dec 17, 2025 · UTC

An AI-powered ZeroEyes surveillance system deployed at a Florida middle school reportedly flagged a student's clarinet as a firearm, triggering a school lockdown and police response. Officers reportedly searched classrooms and questioned a student after the alert described a suspected weapon. No threat was reportedly found. The incident reportedly caused disruption to classes and subjected students and staff to lockdown conditions and police intervention despite the absence of an actual weapon.

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incident-report
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reported
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Global

Reported occurrence date: 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

Evidence & attribution

AI Incident Database, Responsible AI Collaborative; McGregor (2021), Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents. Incident-specific contributor credits are available at each citation link. Metadata adapted; article text excluded.

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

First collected: 2026-09-19T22:50:59.123Z. This is not the publication date.

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