When students in suburban Atlanta returned to school for in-person classes amid the pandemic, they were required to mask up, like in many places across the US. Yet in this 95,000-student district, officials took mask compliance a step further than most. Through a network of security cameras, officials harnessed artificial intelligence to identify students whose masks drooped below their noses. "If they say a picture is worth a thousand words, if I send you a piece of video – it's probably worth a million," said Paul Hildreth, the district's emergency operations coordinator. "You really can't deny, 'Oh yeah, that's me, I took my mask off.'"

The human race is evolving tenfold with regard to technological advancements. If you see the world as a whole, you may not realize the magnitude of those advancements per se. When we tell you, our jaws would have dropped down to the floor if you would have told us 15 years ago that we would experience an image recognition system that allows entry only when we smile! With the breakthrough of AI, Brands are venturing into plethora of tech opportunities to maximise their outputs. We at Apric use an integrated methodology with a prime focus on infusing innovation with technology and intelligence to enhance performance just like Canon does.

Last week, the Australian state of New South Wales announced a plan to crack down on drivers using their phones on the road. The state's transport agency said it had integrated machine vision into roadside cameras to spot offenders. The AI automatically flags suspects, humans confirm what's going on, and a warning letter is sent out to the driver. "It's a system to change the culture," the assistant police commissioner of New South Wales, Michael Corboy, told Australian media, noting that police hoped the technology would cut fatalities on the road by a third over two years. It seems an admirable scheme, top to bottom.

Artificial Intelligence is catching the attention of businesses across many disciplines and sectors with Food Processing and Handling (FP&H) being one of them. Today, the FP&H industry is capped at a whopping $100 billion and will continue to grow at a CAGR of 5% at least till 2021 says, McKinsey. AI is impacting the FP&H industry both directly and indirectly. For example, Indirectly, it helps farmers with weather prediction, which will help farmers to produce high-quality raw material for food processing companies, helping them to save bucks on sorting a product. AI also helps transportation companies in reducing the shipping cost, making food processing companies pay lesser for transportation.

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AI-enabled cameras will soon scan you on the streets, and will detect and identify you if you break any law on the road. A Brazilian security company, Polsec, is bringing security cameras based on artificial intelligence (AI) technology to the streets of Delhi, Mumbai and Agra, starting next month. The company will keep on adding more cameras as necessary and new features will be installed on all cameras as they are available. Smart Eyes is AI-enabled security cameras system which can detect any unusual movements, breaking of traffic rules, unauthorised parking of any vehicle in violation areas in addition to many more features. These cameras are designed to make it easier for the authorities to catch the law-breakers within a short span of time.