As smart buildings continue to gain momentum, with technology like sensors, IoT, automation, and more, AI can provide cost- and time-saving solutions for sales and marketing, customer service, and even your security system. AI offers benefits like improved efficiency, optimized accuracy, real-time insight, and more, but it’s critical that you know the risks involved, too.
Valuable data
AI can be relied on to identify patterns and occurrences that are anomalies, alerting you to an intruder, suspicious activity, or after-hours visitors. Not only can it relieve staff from monitoring footage and flagging anything of note, but it can also analyze traffic, monitor area-specific activity, and allow you to take predictive action for things like lighting or security patrols. AI algorithms can be programmed to learn and progress to heighten capabilities and enhance results.
Problem-solving
AI doesn’t have to require a full replacement to your system, consider adding it to your current security to better your result and address any shortcomings. Are there challenges with staffing? Are you looking for better efficiency? Does your property have blind spots that your current system is missing? Choose one area where you can incorporate AI to test out the results and begin any conversion you might be considering. AI can free up valuable employee time and resources, often producing more accurate results than human surveillance.
Storage
Security for your security data can be a concern. Consider where you will store your collected data, how you will protect it, and who will be granted access. Data leaks and cybersecurity hacks are a legitimate concern with the collection and storage of massive amounts of information.
Take a proactive approach to protecting your data and your business by regularly conducting audits, limiting data access, installing encryption and backup systems, optimizing software, and thoroughly training your teams to use and audit your security system.
With the continued growth of smart buildings, technology like AI can help businesses save on labour, up efficiency, and gather valuable data. Do the research to determine whether AI can help you with your facility’s security needs.
