A paradigm change is occurring in the field of physical security. Conventional video surveillance systems have drawbacks even though they provide a feeling of security. Human error is common, manual monitoring is time-consuming, and continuous video feeds can be overwhelming. Security teams are plagued by false alarms that waste precious resources. Fortunately, a new era of proactive, intelligent security is being ushered in by the merging of artificial intelligence (AI) and video analytics.
Leading this change are businesses like Art of Logic, with its cutting-edge AI product Samurai Detect. Samurai Detect is a prime example of how video analytics is turning surveillance cameras into effective corporate intelligence resources.
Let’s examine how artificial intelligence is currently affecting physical security and examine how video analytics technology opens the door to a better job of creating a data-driven security infrastructure.
Reacting to incidents after they happened was the foundation of the conventional reactive approach to security. This narrative is reversed by AI-powered video analytics, which enables proactive protection. How to do it is as follows:
• Real-Time Threat Detection: AI systems, such as Samurai Detect‘s, examine video streams in real-time to spot questionable activities including lingering, illegal access, and perimeter breaches. This minimizes the possibility of violence by enabling security professionals to step in before a situation gets out of control.
• Fewer False Alarms: Shadows, animals, and variations in the weather can frequently cause false alarms to go off in traditional motion-based detection systems. Artificial intelligence (AI) is excellent at identifying real threats, which greatly reduces noise and frees up security professionals to concentrate on actual emergencies.
• Enhanced Situational Awareness: AI is able to examine footage from several cameras to build a complete picture of the activities taking place throughout a facility. Security personnel may make more informed decisions and respond more quickly and effectively thanks to this real-time situational awareness.
The following elements of cutting-edge video analytic solutions, such as Samurai Detect, show how technology is changing physical security:
Beyond Security: Business Intelligence through Video Analytics
Video analytics has advantages that go much beyond conventional security uses. Security systems can become useful instruments for corporate intelligence by utilizing video data. The following are some significant ways that video analytic technology advances this front:
• Crowd Management and Traffic Monitoring: Track vehicle and pedestrian flow, offering important insights into crowd dynamics and traffic patterns. Building layouts may be optimized, crowd control techniques can be strengthened, and the general customer experience can be improved with the usage of this data.
• Loss Prevention and Operational Efficiency: Businesses can learn about possible shoplifting attempts and inventory shrinkage by evaluating video footage. AI is also capable of analyzing staff behavior patterns, which can be used to pinpoint areas in need of operational improvement.
• Compliance Management: Specific safety or regulatory compliance standards apply to certain industries. Video Analytic systems can be set up to keep an eye out for possible safety breaches or non-compliance problems, which can help companies stay compliant with laws.
“We are at the nexus of a thought shift in the security space, where detection is just the beginning. Logic, understanding and action are the next frontier,” stated Darren Ruger, Founder and CEO of Art of Logic AI. “At Art of Logic we are providing the ‘so what’ to video analytics. We believe that the amount of video ‘attempting to be understood’ is still far too human-centric and this causes alert fatigue in a control room environment.”
AI-Powered Security in the Future
AI and video analytics together are quickly changing physical security. A big step forward is provided by products like Art of Logic’s Samurai Detect, which offers proactive threat detection, fewer false alarms, and improved situational awareness. But the advantages go beyond just security; video information also provides useful business insight that enhances operations and facilitates data-driven decision making.
• Edge Computing: Processing video data at the source (on cameras or dedicated devices) minimizes reliance on centralized servers and reduces bandwidth requirements. This enables faster response times and improves overall system efficiency.
• Integration with Other Systems: The future lies in seamless integration of video analytics systems with access control, building management systems, and other security solutions. This creates a holistic security ecosystem providing a unified view of a facility’s security posture.
• Enhanced Privacy Protection: As AI-powered video analytics continues to evolve, privacy concerns must be addressed. Technologies like anonymization and differential privacy can offer a balance between security and individual privacy.
AI-powered video analytics is transforming the landscape of physical security. By empowering proactive threat detection, we can significantly enhance the overall security systems we put in place and can generate better outcomes for these systems.
References:
US Chamber of Commerce
https://www.uschamber.com/co/run/technology/video-analytics-business-benefits
Samurai Detect: Art of Logic
https://www.artoflogic.ai/en/samurai-analytics
25 Ways Companies Leverage AI Video Analytics in 2024 – alwaysAI
https://alwaysai.co/blog/AI-Video-Analytics
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jay Bartlett has been in the computer industry for over four decades and in the storage management since 2000. A serial entrepreneur, Jay has founded software and hardware companies and has managed many technical teams to deliver innovative solutions to the market. As the CEO of Cozaint, Jay is driving intelligent surveillance solutions to the physical security market. Jay is also the managing editor of Security.World