(TNS) — A new generation of AI surveillance towers from General Dynamics has been deployed along San Diego’s stretch of the U.S.–Mexico border.
General Dynamics uses Phoenix-based PureTech Systems’ AI software, trained on years of footage from earlier systems. Using a combination of cameras and radar, the towers can distinguish a human from a cow, and a passerby from a potential case of smuggling.
“It was trained to say, OK, that person has a long rifle on their back, or that person has a large backpack that might be carrying narcotics,” said Mike Wagner, vice president of the biometrics, border, and transportation security at General Dynamics Information Technology…