Kogniz™ Unveils Next-Generation Computer Vision Platform to Predict and Prevent Safety and Operations Issues

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Organizations across the board—retail, industrial, schools, religious, medical, governmental, among others—can benefit from AI-based solutions to help prepare and prevent mass shootings in their environments. Kogniz Gun Detection uses computer vision and AI to identify firearms in real time using a client’s existing camera infrastructure, offering: • No False Alarms using multi-pass AI and backed by a trained team of human verifiers • Prebuilt Automated Workflows to automate actions defined in the emergency response plan • Two-Way Communications to provide information to those in need of help and stakeholders like police and other first responders • Emergency Response Plans to document and prepare for actions to be taken during the emergency response • Visual Simulations to simulate and prepare for active shooter scenarios and validate emergency response plans “Kogniz Gun Detection uses client’s own cameras already onsite to detect and immediately respond in the horrible event of an active shooter or mass shooting situation,” shared Daniel Putterman, CEO of Kogniz. Kogniz leverages clients’ existing video camera infrastructure, accurately detecting dangerous situations and unusual activity and predicting potential loss and equipment failure 24x7. Companies are using Kogniz to solve key challenges in industrial, commercial, retail, school, governmental, and hospital settings, including, but not limited to: “Kogniz is tackling significant, long-standing gaps in safety, security, and operations and is truly helping organizations to better prepare before incidents happen,” said Clint Korver, co-founder and managing director of Ulu Ventures. Focused on enterprise IT startups, Ulu generates great financial results using a disciplined, repeatable decision-making process that analyzes risk-reward trade-offs and also reduces cognitive bias.

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