Computer vision paired with artificial intelligence is already in use on construction sites, analyzing photos and video of a site to spot safety hazards and identify possible construction errors. But an idea pitched from a construction contractor has spurred A.I. vendor Smartvid.io to add social distancing monitoring to its feature set. — Engineering News-Record
According to ENR, Smartvid.io, a company whose AI is already able to spot workers and PPE use from video and still images, received a client request to also monitor social distancing on construction jobsites in light of the COVID-19 crisis. Since the technology could already track people on the site, the new feature was swiftly developed in a matter of weeks. "Now the user can get a daily, automatic report from every one of their projects in the country on whether social distancing is happening or not," said Josh Kanner, CEO and founder of Smartvid.io, reports ENR.
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Not a fan of this trend of machines replacing managers instead of menial laborers. Turns out slave-driving is easier to automate than slaving.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/27/21155254/automation-robots-unemployment-jobs-vs-human-google-amazon
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