Milestone Systems is acquiring brighter AI.
Thomas Jensen, pictured, Chief Executive Officer of Milestone, described brighter AI as a perfect match. He said: “Their proven technology is top-notch and will give us a wider offering to existing and future technology partners and customers. The anonymization tool for video technology will also enhance our focus on responsible technology. Even more important, our two company cultures are high-ly compatible. Having known brighter AI for a while, as we have an established collaboration on Project Hafnia, I have complete faith that this will be a great benefit for all.”
Milestone says the buy adds to its offerings for video management software, video surveillance as a service (VSaaS) and video analytics. The Copenhagen-based firm points to artificial intelligence as raising concerns around data privacy across the world. One of the biggest challenges in developing AI is finding and accessing enough data. Without data, there are no AI models to train, which are essential for AI technologies such as ChatGPT and Copilot. This challenge is particularly significant in video data, where it is even more difficult to find data that does not contain sensitive personal information. The solution lies within regulatory-compliant data and hence brighter AI’s anonymization technology.
About brighter AI
Founded in 2017 by Marian and Patrick Kern, based in Berlin, brighter AI serves companies across various sectors and is an anonymization solution for video data based on artificial intelligence. The firm employs 24 who will work as part of a separate business area within Milestone, which is a part of the multi-national Canon and includes XProtect video management software, BriefCam AI-powered analytics, and Arcules cloud VSaaS.
