Electronic signs in Arlington Heights, Illinois, are now using Artificial Intelligence (AI) so AMBER Alerts, tornado warnings, and other public emergencies will take precedence over any other messaging. The signs will soon be used in smart cities, convention centers, and airports.
The Utah Department of Public Safety requested $2 million from state legislators this summer for a surveillance program that uses artificial intelligence to gather social media posts, traffic cameras and other resources. The company Banjo designed the program to be used in real-time emergencies. The Utah Attorney General’s Office used it for training in an AMBER Alert situation. Legislators expressed concern about overreach and privacy violations as they considered results of testing with the state’s Department of Transportation and consider expansion of the technology to other areas of state operations.
The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) is now using a global platform that combines artificial intelligence (AI) and digital advertising to locate missing and abducted children. The GMCNgine™ uses geo-targeting and dynamic ad technology to get missing children alerts to the right communities quickly. The system also uses AI to scan millions of images on the web to locate pictures that resemble missing children. “The GMCNgine™ sparks global change in missing child investigations,” said Maura Harty, President and Chief Executive Officer for ICMEC. The tool will be used in 29 countries.
Philadelphia police officers are now using cameras with Artificial Intelligence (AI) to solve crimes, and they believe this same technology could be very effective during an AMBER Alert. The dash-mounted cameras can identify a specific vehicle and license plate number. The AI technology can also be used to identify faces, weapons or certain behaviors on surveillance videos.