Scalable Access Control with AI

Sense Think Act Podcast

In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks to Vince Gaydarzhiev, who is President and Founder of Alcatraz AI. Alcatraz AI uses biometrics, including facial recognition, to make spaces more secure. Vince speaks about facial recognition, the problem of access control, tailgating, how access control is a similar problem to self driving cars, how the work with actors to get training data, how they use AI, updating their hardware, Alcatraz AI’s business model, and on the current economy for startups.
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– Alcatraz AI’s website: https://www.alcatraz.ai/}
– Vince’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaydarzhiev/}
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OUTLINE:
– (0:00:00) Introducing the episode
– (0:01:41) Introducing Vince and Alcatraz AI
– (0:02:21) Understanding physical access control
– (0:12:40) Challenges in scaling
– (0:15:50) Multi factor authentication
– (0:17:45) Why facial recognition?
– (0:23:11) Protecting against spoofs
– (0:30:30) Using neural networks to stop tailgaters
– (0:35:10) Supplementing security guards
– (0:40:01) Neural networks in security
– (0:47:05) Exploring using simulation to create data
– (0:49:43) Hiring actors to get data on exceptions
– (0:53:21) Understanding intent
– (0:55:37) Business model + how to deploy
– (1:02:54) Scaling limits
– (1:05:23) Patents + open source
– (1:11:10) Updating hardware and keeping old training data
– (1:14:27) Feels like running many startups
– (1:16:14) Working with standards organizations
– (1:24:26) Future plans
– (1:27:23) Advice to your past self
– (1:28:34) Finding a product customers love
– (1:29:28) On the current economy for startups
– (1:31:51) Links + contact info
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