The Intesection of AV and AI

The move from connected rooms to intelligent environments is the way of the future.

It seems like these days, you cannot have a chat in any industry without the topic of AI coming up. How it affects those in it and what new innovations are just around the corner.
AV is an industry where AI is bringing welcome innovations that truly enhance the experiences that these solutions bring to professionals and end-users alike.
The three main ways in which AI is enhancing the world of AV are as follows:

Smarter meeting spaces:

Video conferencing cameras and microphones now often include Auto-framing, Voice-tracking, and Noise-suppression as standard features. As a result, even your entry-level set-up feels more sleek and professional. Real-time AI-assisted transcription, translation and summary generation are all features that allow for efficiency and accessibility in our meeting spaces, further showing how this intersection is one that connects not only the world, but industries and individuals.

Solutions such as the Yealink MVC series and the Yealink MeetingBar A40 already integrate both intelligent framing and tracking capabilities, allowing for an enhanced and automated experience in real time.

In terms of audio, the Shure MXA920 and Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling 2 run advanced beamforming and voice tracking to ensure all participants are heard within the room and that their speech is clear, crisp and natural.

Effortless system control:

AI-integrated control and management systems have been on the rise for some time, suggesting new ways to save energy, lighting adjustments and letting you know that the huddle space you needed is unavailable. But as we continue through the Third Industrial Revolution, the tracking of metrics in AV has grown immensely. AI can now assist with giving you real insights into your meetings, who was there, what they said, and what the overall productivity score of the meeting was.

Platforms such as Crestron XiO Cloud and Extron GlobalViewer Enterprise are both solutions that enable centralised monitoring, remote diagnostics and the ability to automate across multiple rooms and devices.

Giving you valuable insights and accessibility into your systems that you may not have had the ability to control otherwise.

Content intelligence & personalisation:

Nothing makes people feel more special than feeling like a solution was designed for them, specifically.

Projector brands like Epson, Optoma and Panasonic deliver advanced image processing and adaptive brightness to ensure content is presented the right way in any environment.

The Alfatron ALF-CMU421 and Extron DTP CrossPoint 86 4K IPCP MA 70 allow for tailored content allocation, ensuring the right content reaches the right displays at the right time.

Customised themes and adaptations to teams and individuals now allow you to feel truly at home in your space. In-built AI is now often customisable and can make users feel like they are interacting with part of the team, rather than some Digital overlord.

Conclusion:

All the aforementioned tools and functions, that are now becoming so standard in our daily lives in AV, are moving the industry into a dynamic, adaptive environment that supports communication, collaboration and productivity in ways we are yet to fully understand.