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RESEARCH, ANALYSIS & TRENDS

Hikvision’s trend predictions for the

security industry

As we enter 2022, the world continues to suffer recognition (ANPR), personal protective equipment
from the pandemic, but the security industry has (PPE) detection, fall detection for the elderly, and much
just kept changing, adapting, and evolving as a more.
result.
Meanwhile, we also have seen more collaboration
In fact, several trends have even accelerated: beyond across the industry, with security manufacturers open-
the traditional “physical security”, especially artificial ing their hardware products to third-party AI applica-
intelligence (AI), cloud computing, Internet of Things tions and launching open platforms for customers to
(IoT), and cybersecurity are being enthusiastically ad- create and train their own AI algorithms to meet cus-
vanced. tomized needs. Clearly, AI has been one of the funda-
mental technologies to reshape the security industry.
By all appearances, the security industry is in a stage of
redefining itself, moving from mere security and safety Benefiting from the optimization of algorithms, improved
protections to encompassing a wider scope of activity computing performance and the decreased cost of
that will expand safety while bringing at the same time chips in recent years, AI applications are gradually
new levels of intelligence and sustainability to commu- forming the basic functions and capabilities accepted
nities, companies, and societies. by all sectors in the industry.

Hikvision shared some interesting key trends that will 2. AIoT will digitize and pervade industry verti-
likely affect the security industry in 2022 and beyond: cals

1. AI will be everywhere With more security cameras and other security devices
being connected to the network, the security industry is
Nowadays, AI is quite common in the security industry. becoming an important part of an IoT world, enriching
More customers in the industry have recognized the its visual capabilities. The combination of AI and IoT,
value of AI and have found new uses for AI applications AIoT is taking the security industry to a higher plain,
in various scenarios, such as, automatic number plate automating the workflows and procedures of enterpris-

12 January 2022: Digital Media Trends & Predictions