This AI camera detects people who may have COVID-19

Unlike the thermometers, which work one person at a time and at close range, Athena Security's security camera detection system may be far better for scanning larger numbers of people in places like airports, grocery stores, hospitals, and voting locations. The company's thermal cameras are already in use at a coworking space in Austin, and will be deployed in some "large Fortune 500 companies" and some airports in the coming weeks, but Athena says it can't divulge the names of those customers yet. The cameras can detect the heat of 12 different places on the body with an accuracy of within a ½ degree, says Athena CEO Lisa Falzone. The company's software, which works with high-grade, off-the-shelf security cameras, uses an AI model to zoom in on a subject's inner eye, which is most reflective of the body's actual temperature, she said. The system uses AI to monitor numerous cameras at once, and automatically sends an alert to security personnel if it detects someone with a fever.