Estate Living Magazine Invest SA - Issue 41 May 2019 | Seite 49

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on your chosen career path) 2013 Oxford University study predicted
how likely it was that thousands of job types would be automated by
the year 2030. Security guards, according to the study, had an 84%
probability of being made redundant by robotics.
But if you think your estate’s walking, talking, human security guards
are going to be replaced by robots or AI computer systems, then
you’re looking at all of this the wrong way. Every day, you use AI to
autocomplete your text messages, to curate your Netflix playlist,
to guide you through the morning traffic … often without even
realising it. So AI is not about firing your human security team
and bringing in the autonomous cameras; it’s about letting those
humans use AI the same way you do. ‘A more pragmatic approach
is to stick with your existing human interfaces, and augment them
with digital intelligence,’ says Ryan Falkenberg, co-CEO and co-
founder of South African software firm Clevva. ‘This gives you room
to learn and make mistakes, because your staff can step in when
your digital logic is found wanting. It means approaching AI from
a both/and position, not an either/or one. In other words, you’re
including, not excluding staff in your digital mix. Only once you have
perfected your digital logic do you then look to adopt purer forms
of digital autonomy.’ A good example of this is the Deep Sentinel
Smart Home Surveillance System, which was showcased at CES.
The system combines predictive AI and human guards to create
a virtual perimeter around the property, monitoring activity in real
time, and preventing false alarms. ‘Our LiveSentinel surveillance
team has eyes on intruders from the second they step on your front
yard, making Deep Sentinel the only home security solution that
includes active security guards whose job it is to shout criminals off
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