That’s one of the messages of a recent deal involving Veritone, a California-based AI company active in public safety, and Technology North, a Canadian firm that hires people who are autistic or otherwise neurodivergent for such jobs as cybersecurity and digital evidence management.
According to a statement, “this collaboration empowers public safety agencies, often understaffed and overburdened by public records requests, by accelerating redaction efforts through human-in-the-loop AI solutions.”
More specifically, the deal has Technology North using Veritone Redact to remove sensitive information from audio, video and image evidence. Such efforts can involve not only police but courts and federal, state and local agencies.
Redaction stands as among the most “time-consuming challenges [for] public safety and judicial agencies,” according to the statement.
The companies say their new partnership will help reduce backlogs brought on by the growing number of video sources that public agencies must deal with, along with often overwhelming public records requests.
“By offering our skilled workforce Veritone’s AI automated redaction technology, we intend to scale and grow our operations into communities within the United States and Canada markets to address the ever-growing backlog of audio and video evidence,” said Ling Huang, CEO of Technology North, in the statement.
This move follows other deals Veritone has made to strengthen its hands in the public safety space. Late last year, for instance, the company inked a law enforcement-focused data-integration agreement with Axon and Milestone Systems.
Meanwhile, states increasingly are using technology to better support residents who have autism, an effort that includes virtual reality and other tools.
“Veritone is committed to leveraging AI for good, and our partnership with Technology North exemplifies this mission,” said Ryan Steelberg, chairman, president and CEO of Veritone, in the statement.
