New AI cameras in local schools hope to better protect students from threats [Video]

Look left and right, you’ll have a camera in your sight on the Montour School campus.

“Within seconds of video motion being captured it would log the entry into the server and the server could then be queried in the software in seconds,” said Aidan Mulvihill, who’s Montour’s technology administrator.

These cameras log real-time movements with a new artificial intelligence software.

“They are able to disaggregate through the photos and video feeds to look for specific items, for example, a student’s shirt color or type of shoes they are wearing, in the event an incident does occur,” said Dr. Chris Stone, Montour’s superintendent.

With over 500 cameras, Montour is just getting started — with the first 20 cameras going live with the AI technology next week.

“We chose to do the entry and exit points first because it will at least tell you where they entered, and when they entered,” …