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LONGSIDE TIME TRAVEL, ALIEN INVASIONS AND THE ODD ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE, THE CONCEPT OF THE ALL-SEEING EYE HAS BEEN
AN EVER-PRESENT TOOL IN THE SCI-FI WRITERS’ ARMOURY. FROM THE OPTICAL-SCAN BILLBOARDS THAT TRACKED CITIZENS IN STEVEN SPIELBERG’S MINORITY REPORT TO THE REIMAGINING OF CCTV IN TONY SCOTT’S ENEMY OF THE STATE, THE CONCEPT HAS BEEN A CENTRAL PART OF ROLES PLAYED BY EVERYONE FROM TOM CRUISE TO WILL SMITH.
And who can forget the Eye and Ear concepts depicted in the dystopian surveillance state of
director James
McTeigue’s 2005 blockbuster, V For Vendetta. Hollywood’s obsession with surveillance stems from
a deep-rooted cinematic truth: the camera itself is an instrument of such eavesdropping. Filmmakers naturally gravitate toward themes of looking, tracking, and recording because those actions mirror the very act of directing and watching a movie. And while Hollywood may naturally seek to exploit its
dark side, there’s no doubt that emerging technologies have driven signifi cant change in the security sector, pushing such cameras way beyond what we’d traditionally see as mere surveillance. In its place, we have “visual intelligence”, which moves
us from simply recording events to understanding what is happening in real time. By combining sight and intelligence, organisations can see patterns, giving them the power to predict events and see what may happen. Traditionally,
video security was based on video
surveillance — an investigative tool for users to review what has already happened. With AI, users can take a diff erent approach — looking at patterns to better secure
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their premises and have the foresight to intervene before incidents escalate. Quite simply, AI helps systems understand what is happening at a scene, enabling them to discern between a person standing, for example, at a train platform and an individual vandalising a train platform, someone holding a power drill versus someone holding a gun. Advancis Software & Services has created WinGuard, a
vendor-neutral PSIM platform that integrates AI and CCTV systems into a single, unifi ed interface. By incorporating AI-driven video analytics, it enables automated incident detection, intelligent alarm response, and seamless command and control, automatically doing the work of numerous security guards by detecting anomalies, loitering, licence plates, and perimeter breaches.
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TRADITIONALLY, VIDEO SECURITY WAS BASED ON VIDEO SURVEILLANCE - AN INVESTIGATIVE TOOL FOR USERS TO REVIEW WHAT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED. WITH AI, USERS CAN TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH - LOOKING AT PATTERNS TO BETTER SECURE THEIR PREMISES AND HAVE THE FORESIGHT TO INTERVENE BEFORE INCIDENTS ESCALATE
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