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Inside the Halifax hospital scanning for weapons

White Coat, Black Art on CBC Radio by CBC

May 29, 202600:27:01Science & Medicine

AI-powered weapons detectors now scan everyone entering the Halifax Infirmary, screening out everything from box-cutters to homemade throwing stars studded with razor blades. The technology is part of a province-wide res...

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