AI lifeguard system to monitor swimmers in Kwun Tong
An artificial intelligence drowning detection system will be tested at an outdoor pool in Kwun Tong from Monday, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) has announced. Cameras inside the pool will analyse swimmers' movements, while algorithms will calculate the probability that they are drowning. Lifeguards will be alerted if a drowning is suspected. The LCSD said on Friday that the system won't collect images of swimmers' faces or bodies. The system was developed and authorised by the Sports Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and the Technology Transfer Office of the University of Hong Kong.