The Role of AI in the Future of Experiences and Security

The potential of machine learning and artificial intelligence in helping organizations and spaces reconsider their entry experience is vast – but it’s important to dive into exactly how those innovative solutions fit into the process of design and into real, actionable technology ready to make good on that promise.

On this episode of Digital Threshold Live, Dr. Mahesh Saptharishi, CTO, Motorola Solutions, joined host and Evolv Technology Co-founder Anil Chitkara to explore how AI is set to transform the future of experience and security.

First, it’s helpful to define some terms. As Saptharishi put it, machine learning encompasses the core, algorithmic capabilities that power AI, with AI being the resulting execution. “Big data” can be thought of as the volume, velocity, and variety of data that hits an AI system, while analytics is the outcome of that data and its use to answer some fundamental questions.

In terms of entrance control and security, AI can excel in the same capacity it does across many applications – in doing mechanical tasks in a more efficient manner.

“What AI today is very good at is taking mechanical tasks that are perhaps complex in and of themselves, but really mechanical in nature, and being able to do it in a way that is more efficient than humans would be able to do,” Saptharishi said. “Think of it as counting the number of people who enter a building. It used to be that someone at the door stood with a clicker and kept clicking, counting the number of people who came in. That is something that's perhaps done more effectively by a sensor plus an AI solution of some sort.”

In optimizing the use of AI, humans can be freed up to accomplish more innovative and creative tasks, all while processes and operations become more efficient. It begins, Saptharishi, with “what-if” questions.

“Identify the bottlenecks, identify the inefficiencies in what is done today, take that customer journey, and optimize the job to be done through the course of design,” he said. “And, through the course of design, ask a set of what-if problems.”

About Evolv Technology

Founded in 2013, Evolv Technology is the leader in human security solving the security screening problems of today with the most innovative technology and thinking. Evolv makes it possible for venues of all kinds to keep visitors and employees safe from concealed weapons, pandemic health threats and intruders.

Digital transformation is unlocking efficiency and value everywhere as organizations reimagine archaic processes and technology, better equipping themselves with interoperable and flexible capabilities. Within the Digital Threshold vision, venues and facilities can intelligently use data to create a frictionless experience for guests and employees. The result is an entry process that enhances the overall experience instead of diminishing it as it so often does today. Making weapons screening faster and more precise is part of the Digital Threshold vision, but it’s just the beginning.