Insights
Commentary and explainers on Ethical AI, video intelligence, and public safety from the IREX team.
Information is a key corporate asset requiring robust protection. Security teams often hunt external threats: breached servers, encrypted backups or compromised cloud accounts, while communication…
AI-powered video analytics is starting to make a real difference in prison safety. Prisons are tough places with unique risks not typical of other environments, like escapes, fights, smuggling, or…
Vision-Language Models enable AI to watch videos and then tell you what they saw. They are designed to act as interpreters between visual inputs and human language, allowing them to both understand…
Learn how AI video analytics supports public safety teams with video search, real-time alerts, existing CCTV integration, audit logs, and governance controls.
Yes — AI video analytics can often work on existing cameras when video streams are technically accessible and image quality is sufficient. Compatibility depends on camera model, stream quality…
Mass shootings have haunted the United States for decades, leaving communities heartbroken and demanding change. These tragic events, defined by the FBI as “incidents”, where four or more people are…
AI-powered traffic networks already run on CCTV, ANPR and Control Rooms, but these systems are often fragmented and reactive. Traffic cameras are getting smarter, but that doesn’t have to mean more…
Modern cities rely on layers of technology to protect public spaces. Among them, gun detection video analytics stands out as one of the most critical advancements for security infrastructure. The…
Real-Time Crime Center platforms (RTCs) are becoming increasingly common tools among law enforcement and public safety agencies these days, and it's easy to see why. These setups connect all sorts of…
A lot of companies are selling “AI” to law enforcement. What they’re really selling is a surveillance pipeline: a cloud network that quietly turns everyday movements into searchable history.
The rise of AI-powered public safety video analytics presents an existential challenge to information security and privacy. Tools designed for public safety, such as those aiding in finding a missing…
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One of the significant trends of the last few years in the domain of public safety is marked with the fact that security agencies are increasingly turning to advanced tools like AI for public safety…