Taki Allen
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Taki Allen is a 16-year-old student from Baltimore who made headlines after being handcuffed by armed police due to a false alert from an AI weapon detection system that mistook a packet of crisps he was holding for a gun.
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Taki Allen described the distressing scene when he was handcuffed by police after an AI system mistook his bag of chips for a gun.
Baltimore County police handcuff student after AI system mistook a bag of chips for a gunCNN·
United States· 2025-10-25
United States· 2025-10-25
Taki Allen became the focus of attention after an AI-powered gun detection system mistakenly identified his bag of Doritos as a firearm.
'I was just holding Doritos': US student handcuffed after AI system mistakes bag of chips for gunThe Times of India·
India· 2025-10-25
India· 2025-10-25Also mentioned
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Taki Allen was handcuffed by armed police after an AI system mistakenly identified a packet of crisps as a gun.
Armed police handcuff teen after AI mistakes crisp packet for gun in USBBC·
United Kingdom· 2025-10-24
United Kingdom· 2025-10-24