Doritos, Drones, and Doubt: Baltimore’s AI Safety Experiment Just Pointed a Gun at Common Sense
In the age of artificial intelligence, it seems even a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos can get you held at gunpoint. That’s exactly what happened to 16-year-old Taki Allen outside Kenwood High School in Essex, Maryland, on October 20, after Baltimore County Public Schools’ (BCPS) AI-powered surveillance system mistook a crumpled chip bag in his pocket for a firearm. Within minutes, eight police cars…













