FORT SMITH – Fort Smith Public Schools will soon install AI gun detection software on all 26 campuses.

ZeroEyes, a Philadelphia company, has developed an AI-based video analytics platform for weapon detection. According to a press release from the company, the software is human verified and has full SAFETY Act designation from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

The software integrates with existing digital surveillance cameras and helps curb mass shootings and gun-related violence by reducing response times, the release said. The software has been recognized by Homeland Security as an effective counterterrorism technology.

The software company, founded by Navy SEALs and technologists, worked with Curtis Stout, an electrical and electronics solutions company based in Little Rock, to integrate the technology into Fort Smith public schools, the release said.

“With nearly eight decades of construction experience, schools trust us to use and provide only best-in-class solutions,” said Ron Smith, president and CEO of Curtis Stout. “It was a natural progression for us to expand into safety and security infrastructure. We are proud to launch our campus security division with ZeroEyes as the anchor product and expect this to be our fastest growing division to date.”

Martin Mahan, assistant superintendent of Fort Smith Public Schools, said the district is interested in adding another layer of security to its security plan and is evaluating every solution on the market.

“ZeroEyes is ahead for a number of reasons,” he said. “Its ability to overlay our existing security cameras allows our students to have a normal school experience. Not to mention, ZeroEyes has a full-time operations center with human review and is available at a lower cost than similar solutions.”

When a weapon is identified through AI weapon recognition, the images are immediately shared with the trained U.S. military and law enforcement veterans who staff the ZeroEyes Operations Center 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, the release said.

“If these experts determine that the threat is legitimate, they send alerts and actionable information – including visual description, weapon type and last known location – to local law enforcement and school personnel as early as three to five seconds after detection,” it added ZeroEyes.