“The private Adelson Educational Campus in Las Vegas is using an artificial intelligence system to detect school security threats.
The preschool-through-12th grade Jewish school is contracting with SparkCognition, an Austin, Texas-based company.
SparkCognition spokesman Stephen Gold told the Review-Journal the technology integrates with the school’s existing cameras to process information in real time.
“If we can prevent one shooting, one tragedy, I think this has done its job,” he said.
The “Visual AI Advisor” system enables “instantaneous alerts, alarms, and designated actions like initiating lock-down procedures,” according to a news release.”
Read the full article in the Las Vegas Review Journal here.
