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Government CIO Outlook | Wednesday, October 21, 2020
At the crux of public safety systems are robust, reliable AI technology that supports risk events management.
FREMONT, CA: Over the past few years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has grown in significance. The world’s biggest tech companies are engaged in an artificial intelligence arms race. At the present rate, AI is becoming increasingly important in daily lives. In both the public and private sectors, the deployment of AI is revolutionizing safety systems. The adoption of this technology offers many advantages to security professionals in the public sector. This is leading to public safety and security measures being devised and driven increasingly by AI. Read on to know more.[vendor_logo_first]
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For decades, public safety agencies have used surveillance cameras to monitor areas in a city. Officers in the control room had to continually watch a video wall that displayed video feeds from several cameras. The burden for incident identification fell on the officer, so video monitoring could only be as effective as an officer’s attention. Another hurdle was that manually sifting through large volumes of recorded video took time. This affected the efficiency of active criminal investigations and evidence capture operations for law enforcement personnel.
AI supports public safety agencies, aiding in ways that make their operations more efficient. AI-powered video analytics can learn how to classify normal and abnormal activity and flag relevant footage for a review. This reduces and transforms traditional video capture into a tool that enhances productivity. If security personnel is made aware of events sooner, they will be able to act faster. Video analytics focus human attention on what matters most, rapidly bringing the vital events and insights to an officer’s attention, saving time in high-risk situations.
AI can improve operational effectiveness through automation and augmentation. When coupled, they complement human expertise, generating faster and better results. While AI can spot patterns that may escape the human eye, humans can contextualize data insights and decision-making with intuition and experience. This frees up scarce human capacity for higher-value work and more complex problem-solving, accelerating workplace productivity and engagement. AI capabilities also have predictive and prescriptive uses. AI produces new sense-making possibilities by rapidly generating insights through deeper analysis of data.
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