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Education & EdTech

Proactively Protecting Schools with Intelligent AI

Theresa Sullivan
February 27, 2024
AI Security Integration
Artificial Intelligence in School Safety
Kognition AI
Matias Klein
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In today’s episode of School Safety Today by Raptor Technologies, Michelle Dawn Mooney sat down with Matias Klein, Founder & CEO of Kognition AI. During the conversation, they discussed leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance security in educational settings. Matias shares his journey from aspiring healthcare professional to tech entrepreneur, emphasizing the role of AI in preemptively identifying and mitigating security threats, such as unauthorized access or active shooters, to ensure the safety of schools and other educational facilities.

Key Takeaways:

  • How artificial intelligence works in conjunction with existing security infrastructure and systems to enhance school safety.
  • Ways to shift security measures from reactive to proactive and identify potential threats before they escalate.
  • The role technology integrations have in optimizing emergency management and communication in response to various incidents.

Guest Matias Klein is the Founder and CEO of Kognition AI. Matias is a visionary entrepreneur and innovator with a long and successful track record of launching groundbreaking new software solutions. Most recently Matias was Vice President of Product Management at McKesson where he was responsible for driving growth and innovation in a $1B financial services software portfolio. Prior to McKesson, Matias was SVP of Technology and led R&D and technology operations at Portico Systems, which McKesson acquired for $90M. Matias joined Portico’s leadership team when they acquired his first startup, Ethidium Health Systems.

 

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