""There's interest across the board," Michael Kemper, MTA chief security officer, told THE CITY. "It's not only coming from the MTA, but from the business world, the AI business world, in working with us.""
""Not only is this the norm, it's the expected - AI is here, AI is the future," Kemper said. "For us not to explore it, research it, and investigate it, it would be malpractice on our side.""
""These uses of AI are not like Netflix telling you what movie you should watch next," Greco said. "The consequences of it being wrong could be pretty significant and I think that's som"
The MTA has begun exploring the use of artificial intelligence to detect weapons, monitor unattended items, and anticipate subway stampedes. An unspecified number of technology providers and systems integrators responded to a December 30 request for information. The RFI outlines early steps toward analyzing real-time video feeds from subways and buses and predicting potentially unsafe behavior via transit cameras. MTA chief security officer Michael Kemper noted broad interest from the AI industry and framed investigation as necessary. Technology watchdogs and legal advocates warned that AI-driven video analytics carry privacy risks, tracking capabilities, and the potential for harmful policing outcomes if systems err.
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