South Korea security expo features AI sound detection, crowd control help

Companies embrace new technology with focus on public safety

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A map displayed at a security exhibition in Goyang, South Korea, shows how technology developed by Geomexsoft could help find missing persons based on the color of their clothing. (Photo by Kim Jaewon)

KIM JAEWON, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- Artificial intelligence can be used to aid public safety by listening for a variety of sounds such as car crashes or moans in care homes, and to count the number of people in tight spaces prone to overcrowding, participants at an industry conference in South Korea said.

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