Am I the only one reminded of the story "Agent of Chaos" by Norman Spinrad? And Singapore would be just the type of place to make violation of the unusual action protocol a capital offense. On Monday 30 July 2001 06:04, Eugene Leitl wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 12:40:36 -0400 > From: Matthew Gaylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: New Singapore surveillance software can detect abnormal behaviour > > Surveillance software can detect abnormal behaviour > > Friday July 27 7:38 AM ET > > New Singapore Software Can Beef Up Surveillance > > http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010727/tc/tech_singapore_software_dc_1.ht >ml > > SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore scientists have created new software which > may beef up surveillance efforts in the future by distinguishing between a > person's normal activities and suspicious behavior. > > The software created by researchers at the Nanyang Technological University > can tell the difference between people walking, talking and acting > normally, and abnormal behavior such as a fight or someone collapsing. > > The Singapore team recorded and classified 73 features of human movement, > such as speed, direction, shape and pattern. > > The features were then used with existing ``neural network'' software, > which can learn and remember patterns, to create a new program. > > ``Each of the features is actually generated from a formula ...then the > learning software will be able to classify certain motion as normal or > abnormal,'' associate professor Maylor Leung told Reuters on Friday. > > ``It's something new. No one has tried (developing it) and so far we are > successful,'' he said. > > Images fed to the software, such as from a surveillance camera, are > analyzed almost instantly and with 96 percent accuracy, Leung said. > > The software can trigger an alarm when unusual movements are detected, > making it well suited for surveillance. > > Creating the artificial intelligence needed to recognize complex human > motion has been a challenge, Leung said. > > It is difficult for the human eye to accurately judge motion, such as > speed, and even harder for a software program to do so, he said. > > Leung is looking for partners to commercialize the software. The research, > which took two and a half years, is pending publication in several > technical journals. > > __________________________________________________________________________ > Distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in > receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. > --- > > ************************************************************************** > Subscribe to Freematt's Alerts: Pro-Individual Rights Issues > Send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words subscribe FA > on the subject line. List is private and moderated (7-30 messages per week) > Matthew Gaylor, (614) 313-5722 ICQ: 106212065 Archived at > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fa/ > **************************************************************************