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Editor: Lennart Alexandrie
"Cameras will become AI agents"
What types of video analytics
insights can cameras deliver
instantly on-site?
"I-Pro AI analytics includes
features among others AI video
motion detection, speed detection,
sound classification, for example
gunshots or glass breaking, people
counting and occupancy detec-
tion. All of these are serverless
capabilities and all of them are
available free of charge and are
helping customers to make faster
decisions. This is especially useful
in busy environments such as air-
ports, stadiums, venues and retail
stores where speed and accuracy
are important."
Is there any specific feature that
the end users are demanding
more often?
"It varies a lot, but we are see-
ing that the trend is moving into
operational efficiency. In the past,
it was more related to security
itself, but nowadays the cameras
are used more and more out of
security, in many other fields that
can help to improve the opera-
tional efficiency by just analys-
ing the video. But it very much
depends on the customer and on
the vertical. That is why we believe
in the open platform. We have our
own analytics that we bring in for
free, but we have an open platform
so any developer can bring their
applications into our camera.
In addition, we support Docker
container environments, giving
developers the flexibility to deploy
custom AI solutions quickly and
efficiently."
Which industries or sectors are
seeing the fastest adoption of
intelligent edge surveillance, and
why?
"There is a bunch of sectors,
but if I need to select some, I will
say retail, transport, public safety
and critical infrastructure. The
main reason is in these industries;
you need to respond in real time.
In retail, we detect theft, track
customer behaviours and manage
the store layouts. In transporta-
tion, edge devices help monitoring
the traffic, identify crowding or
suspicious activity and improve
the passenger safety and experi-
ence. Hospitals use our on-site AI
learning to detect ambulance ar-
riving and trigger gate automation.
Smart cities and infrastructure
projects also benefit from edge
technology, as they need systems
that are scalable, privacy-friendly
and efficient."
Can existing video surveillance
systems be upgraded to AI
without changing every single
camera?
"Yes, and that is a very common
request we have been getting since
we introduced our first AI-powered
cameras. With our AI Processing
Relay Application, non-AI cameras
do not need to be replaced but
can become smart. This applica-
tion is available for cameras from
our X-Series range and can add AI
functions to non-AI cameras. In
fact, each X-series unit can upgrade
up to three additional non-AI
cameras, even from other manu-
facturers. This gives customers a
step-by-step, financially efficient
upgrade path, preserving their
existing investment while adding
powerful AI features such as vehicle
classification, intrusion detection,
or scene change detection. We also
offer tools like I-Pro Active Guard,
which works with leading VMS
to let operators quickly search
video using AI metadata making
legacy systems smarter and more
efficient."
Finally, which trends do you be-
lieve will shape the next genera-
tion of intelligent surveillance
solutions?
I-Pro's Chief Operating Officer, Gerard Figols.
"One of the most exciting
trends we see is generative AI.
Until now AI in surveillance has
mostly been about detection and
classification, like identifying
people, vehicles and behaviours.
But with generative AI, we are
entering a new era where AI can
help us understand complex situ-
ations, simulate possible scenarios
and improve system performance
and training accuracy. At I-Pro,
we are exploring how generative
AI can support incident recon-
struction, predictive analysis,
and even assist operators by
summarising large volumes of
video into meaningful insights.
This can significantly speed up
the decision making in real time
even further. Looking towards
the future, we no longer perceive
I-Pro cameras merely as cameras.
We will regard them as AI agents.
They will have power to be able
to see, to listen, and to under-
stand what is going on. And for
these AI agents, it is important
that they are continually trained,
enhancing their intelligence,
which means their algorithms are
becoming smarter."