Korean research team pulls a 'Minority Report', using AI to predict crimes

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Using artificial intelligence, researchers in Korea have advanced CCTV's to detect and predict criminal activities. ETRI

In a real-world twist reminiscent of the dystopian sci-fi novel, Minority Report, Korean researchers have harnessed AI and CCTV technology to not only monitor but predict crimes before they happen, pushing the boundaries of crime prevention into a new era.

The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) has developed "Dejaview," a technology that combines CCTV footage, crime statistics, and location data to detect and predict potential crimes, according to TechXplore.

The "Dejaview" researchers have concentrated on patterns in crime—such as type, method, location, and time—to predict where and when crimes might happen again.

ETRI, in collaboration with Seocho-gu, has developed a predictive crime map (PCM) by analyzing 32,656 CCTV clips of incidents in the region from the past three years starting in 2018.

"We have successfully developed a video security technology that uses CCTV information to predict and prevent the possibility of criminal activities, going beyond the simple detection of crime occurrence," said Kim Geon-woo, a senior researcher at ETRI's AI Convergence Security Research Department, adding:

"Through this technology, we have now laid the technical foundation that will allow us to take the leap to the next level and the development of a futuristic, advanced social safety system."

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