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Artificial Intelligence
"The initial hype that accompanied the first motion analytics was soon discovered to be just that. It’s no surprise then that security professionals have been slow to rush towards AI-based analytics for fear of being over-promised and under-delivered again."
By Amy Bolin
What Can Machine and Deep Learning Do for Campus Security?
While we’re a long way away from true artificial intelligence
by doing their homework. But what can AI-based technology bring to campus security? And is it ready for primetime?
(AI), thankfully, that hasn’t stopped the relentless market-
ing and hype about it in all areas of technology that see the
promise of AI to make things faster, better, and smarter.
Thinking Differently About Security Cameras
We’re seeing the dawn of self-driving cars, while smart
Before we take a close look at AI-based cameras, let’s remind ourselves speakers can order groceries, turn on the lights, and sing a song—all
of a few things about traditional, network-connected digital surveil- while the latest chatbot is threatening to ruin our children’s education
lance cameras. Pre-AI, traditional security cameras blindly record pix-
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