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Israeli AI cameras predicts suspicious behavior that could stop crime before it happen

 Machine learning and data collection have been instrumental in the Middle East, since they are being used for public services including traffic monitoring and healthcare. Even as AI backed facial recognition has been deployed to ensure public safety, the innovative surveillance method has also raised privacy concerns for residents.







Among several digital tools used by Israel to contain the pandemic, permission to monitor infected patients through their phones had created a stir last year. Amid these developments, an Israeli city has set up a network of cameras to act as eyes for an AI system, that will watch individuals and crowd to detect suspicious movement.




The smart surveillance mechanism which will analyse public behaviour in Eilat to predict criminal activity or disturbances, will be supported by almost 300 cameras. Upon spotting even the slightest hint of unruly behaviour, AI will alert operators in a command center who can then pass on the info to the authorities.





Aiming to transform crime fighting, the machine learning platform is equipped to process footage from all 300 cameras at once, in real-time. Although its updates won't trigger an immediate clampdown, the service will empower emergency response thanks to better preparation.





Since the country has used everything from monitoring handsets, to placing tracking devices on travelers for containing the pandemic, the AI surveillance in Eilat is also designed to detect violation of social distancing norms. Local authorities are especially counting on the tool for effectively maintaining law and order, when tourists flood city streets during holiday season.





With government increasingly relying on computer vision, some firms are also offering facial recognition as an additional security cover to catch people with fake immunity passports. One such company, Pangea seeks to form partnerships with private firms, and will use their database to secure entry points at offices.





Although controversial, the use of smart surveillance has proved effective to tackle crime in the Middle East. Earlier this month a French narco-dealer was nabbed in Dubai after computer vision identified him by processing old images. 


Source: Mashable

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