Fred Wilson, a top VC investor, has predicted that:
AI will be the new mobile. Investors will ask management what their “AI strategy” is before investing and will be wary of companies that don’t have one.
For our industry, that will have an impact on video analytics / deep learning.
Whether or not AI / deep learning is immediately a factor in video surveillance, Wilson, being an investor, is likely correct that investors, like himself, will prioritize investments / funding to those with AI strategies.
This may be a boon to the video surveillance market, as it has so much 'data' to process that AI could make a big difference.
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