Nagoya – A Japanese security firm has developed a system using artificial intelligence to detect thefts of cash contributions from shrines' donation boxes and notify parishioners of incidents in real time. Nagoya-based Trinity Inc. hopes the new system, to be launched this summer, will help catch thieves red-handed at shrines, which are open 24 hours a day and often left unstaffed for long periods of time. Many visitors to Japan's shrines leave cash offerings inside offertory boxes typically installed in front of the shrine's main building. The system is able to detect suspicious behavior captured by security cameras, such as people peering into an offertory box or going behind a box, and sends still images to registered users via the Line messaging app. As many shrines are run by multiple parishioners, the service will allow any number of people to register, according to the firm.