Better demand for AI video surveillance products

PETALING JAYA: The prolonged Covid-19 pandemic will help translate to better demand for artificial intelligence (AI) video surveillance products and services, said Gamma Solution Sdn Bhd’s business development manager Sim Tiong Yan.

“We are actually expecting strong demand and double-digit growth this year. The pandemic can help spur the adoption of AI video surveillance technology. This industry can keep growing,” Sim told StarBiz.

“Some clusters have originated in the construction and manufacturing industries in which there are useful applications for such a technology to be deployed,” he added.

Sim, who spoke at the Transforming Security and Business Efficiency with AI Video Surveillance that was organised by Star Media Group last week, said that there are other industries that could benefit from this as well.

“Facial recognition can be used for logistics warehousing and university campuses as well for features such as body temperature detection,” he said. “AI can help in the implementation of the necessary standard operating procedures,” Sim added.

He said the company’s customers today come from other segments as well, including banks, data centres and retail. He noted that AI video surveillance is an alternative method to help organise people without human intervention.

“When we apply facial recognition, we can set a specific criteria for a group of people who are unwelcomed: blacklist or whitelist. Those who are in this blacklist would not be able to access the premises,” Sim said.

He said other modes available for AI video surveillance includes dual factor authentication with an option to integrate into the door access system and security closed-circuit TV cameras. “In this sense with a camera, a worker or student can only access say a particular room when they themselves are in front of an entry point,” Sim said.

He said that business could also do better should the pandemic eventually resolve with the vaccines. “The growth can be stronger from various industries next year and I am quite optimistic of this,” Sim said.