Improving public safety with AI.

Data is a key element for authorities and emergency services to improve public safety. Dispatchers and first responders need access to the right information quickly and easily to help them handle incidents in the most appropriate way possible. This includes information to ensure the safety of the responders themselves. Nonetheless, the constant flood of information from alarms, alerts, calls for service, CCTV, social media, and other systems can overwhelm already stretched public safety personnel. While data is of course imperative for public services to run efficiently, there can be too much of a good thing. Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are helping organizations sift through data to uncover insights both during and after an emergency. This assistive AI can help streamline processes by doing the heavy lifting, making connections and recommendations. From dispatchers and first responders to crime analysts, detectives and city officials, everyone can benefit.