After witnessing a swimmer nearly drown, a group of friends have created a world-first AI lifesaver, ready to patrol Aussie beaches.
ResQvision is the brainchild of surf lifesaver Alex Piatek and his mates Bryan Pakulsk and Julian Kovacek.
The AI platform works by pointing a camera connected to the internet at the ocean.
Artificial intelligence will then detect any rip currents, swimmers in distress, and large marine life.
It can differentiate between a swimmer who is OK and one who needs urgent help.
The technology works in tandem with additional AI models that detect rip currents and ocean animals, and then combine all the information available to decide when to alert first responders to potentially dangerous situations.
