Milestone Systems details a recent Developer Summit and Hackathon held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event focused on innovation in video intelligence and the development of safer, more efficient video technology, particularly using Milestone’s upcoming Vision Language Model (VLM), which is powered by NVIDIA and trained on ethically sourced video data. The release highlights the importance of an open platform ecosystem for future technological advancements, featuring speakers from companies like NVIDIA and AWS. The core of the text announces the winners of the Hackathon, where developer Thomas Kreutz won for his application “Ask The City,” which turns live city camera footage into instant, privacy-aware answers to real-time questions, demonstrating the practical potential of the new generative AI and VLM tools being integrated into Milestone’s XProtect Video Management Software. Continue reading