AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF GROWTH AND EXPANSION in the security industry, particularly in the realm of video surveillance, artificial intelligence (AI) has taken a major leap in the last year, both in terms of the maturity of the technology and deployment.

“In the past year, that’s really when we’ve seen AI become much more mainstream,” says Aaron Saks, product and technical manager, Hanwha Techwin America, Teaneck, N.J. “Prior to a year or so ago, it would have been a specialized product. It would have needed big servers, big processors, all of that. Whereas now, AI is being put into more standard products and is being pushed on the edge, where it’s in a camera.”