CCTV cameras catch shoplifters in the act

AI Guardman” is an automated security camera designed to catch potential shoplifters in the act. Developed by Japanese telecom company NTT East and tech startup Earth Eyes, the cameras have already reduced shoplifting by up to 40 percent in stores that participated in a trial run, according to Sora News24.

The camera uses open source technology developed by Carnegie Mellon University to analyse shoppers’ body language. If that behaviour matches predefined suspicious behaviour, an alert will be sent to the shopkeeper’s phone via an app, along with a photo of the suspect and their location.