The use of AI (Artificial Intelligence) to improve the lives of human beings is becoming more and more popular in almost every sphere right from education, agriculture, defence, music, manufacturing, content writing etc. AI is also being used to manage, and control crowds in areas that see heavy footfall like airports, railway stations, concerts, theme parks, certain malls, huge rallies, religious places and pilgrim destinations. These places see heavy footfall and to manage and control crowds effectively, ensuring safety, and efficiency, and also to enhance the overall experience of individuals, the help of AI is being taken.
In India, the latest to use AI in managing crowds is the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) which made an action plan to reduce the darshan time in Lord Venkateswara temple to two-three hours. TTD Executive Officer J Shyamala Rao has said that they want to explore ways to reduce the waiting time for the darshan of Lord Venkateswara, which sometimes goes up to 20 hours. For this purpose,........