I cannot even imagine the pain these families are going through. This morning my wife called me crying, as she did not want to leave the kids in the school. I know that there are many parents in America, who went through the same emotions or even thinking about pulling their kids out of schools. After a tragedy like this we always ask:

Unfortunately, we have to be the ones carrying this pain in our hearts - as we have once again failed to protect our future generation. As a parent, I find this extremely frustrating. The reason why I find this frustrating is due to the fact, we have the World’s #1 Ethical AI technology company and we have this technology readily available to all cities and in particular the schools & campuses around the United States.

Most schools have security cameras and those cameras are meant to ensure safety and situational awareness. The problem is that administrators and staff are unable to constantly monitor the cameras. With the implementation of AI technology - staff, law enforcement or anyone you choose to be notified can be alerted to a multitude of events that are occurring in real-time.

This information is sent to authorized personnel in the school and the police.

Using that same example, multiple students are fleeing the building. Student accountability is extremely important. IREX can also identify which students left the building and from what exit. The ability to immediately detect anomalous activity, attain situational awareness, and respond to threats is critical.

At IREX, we have conducted a think tank on this recurring tragedy that haunts every parent’s dream. There were many insightful thoughts that came out of it. For example, In an active shooter and mass killing situation, there are three critical contributing factors that will determine the outcome of the situation:

In a typical mass shooting incident, police are notified after the shots have been fired. At this point, there has already been a delay. Once victims realize what's going on and process the situation sometimes the first call is to family members. Calls to the police still have to go through a routing system for information gathering and then are finally dispatched. According to the FBI the average response time for law enforcement is 3 min. So where can we save time and essentially save lives?

One of the most important ways to combat active shooters is in the initial detection phase. The ability to quickly know there is a problem prior to the first shots being fired is crucial. IREX AI’s weapon detection solves this problem. Imagine a situation where the suspect is exiting a vehicle, loading a firearm in the parking lot and walking to the school doors with that weapon. The IREX AI-powered Weapon detection module would immediately notify the chosen alert team which can include chosen administrators, School Resource Officers at the school, and even police dispatch directly. Suspect Images can also be sent to responding officers. The lockdown procedure starts before the suspect even has a chance to gain access.