Photos: Watched in the Windy City
As part of a new safety program, surveillance cameras in Chicago capture street activity and alert police to gunshots.
Watched in the Windy City
In Chicago, surveillance cameras in higher-crime areas capture street activity and flag police when gunshots occur. The cameras, under development for some time, rely on probability.
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Watched in the Windy City
Video and audio from these Chicago surveillance cameras is sent back to the Office of Emergency Management and Communications in real time as part of a new safety program called Operation Disruption.
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The artificial-intelligence techniques in these cameras allow police to easily fast-forward to crucial scenes. Similar artificial-intelligence technology is being tested as a way to monitor Alzheimer's patients.
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