AI weapons scanner Evolv backtracks on UK testing claims - BBC News

Evolv Technology has been asked to change claims its technology has been tested by the government.

14 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingBy James ClaytonBBC North America technology reporter An AI weapons-scanning company has backtracked on claims its technology has been tested by the UK government.

Evolv Technology makes "intelligent" scanners designed to replace metal detectors by identifying people with concealed guns, knives and bombs.

But the company has come under mounting criticism for overstating what the technology can deliver.

Evolv told BBC News it had altered its claims about UK testing to "better reflect the process taken".

The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) launched an investigation into the company last month. And in October the company revealed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was looking into its marketing practices.

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