# The Future of AI-Powered Public Safety | Jabil's Yanshi Tao | Internet of Things Podcast

- Show: [IoT For All Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast)
- Published: 2026-09-22
- Length: 31m
- Episode: 400
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2026-09-22-the-future-of-ai-powered-public-safety-jabils-yanshi-tao-internet-of-things-podc
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iot-for-all/episodes/The-Future-of-AI-Powered-Public-Safety--Jabils-Yanshi-Tao--Internet-of-Things-Podcast-e3p87ft

## Summary

Yanshi Tao, VP of Public Safety & Vision Systems at Jabil, discusses the shift from traditional CCTV surveillance to 'physical AI' ecosystems that integrate drones, body cams, and UGVs for autonomous public safety responses. He explains how Jabil supports global brands by providing end-to-end engineering, from optical sensor design and wafer-level processing to manufacturing and supply chain management for these connected devices. Tao highlights the importance of reliability in mission-critical environments and addresses privacy concerns by emphasizing data transparency and automated, less human-involved decision-making processes.

## Chapters

- [0:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2026-09-22-the-future-of-ai-powered-public-safety-jabils-yanshi-tao-internet-of-things-podc#t=4) Introduction: Yanshi Tao and Jabil's Global Scope
- [2:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2026-09-22-the-future-of-ai-powered-public-safety-jabils-yanshi-tao-internet-of-things-podc#t=137) The Shift from Surveillance to Physical AI Ecosystems
- [4:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2026-09-22-the-future-of-ai-powered-public-safety-jabils-yanshi-tao-internet-of-things-podc#t=246) Privacy, Transparency, and Autonomous Decision Making
- [5:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2026-09-22-the-future-of-ai-powered-public-safety-jabils-yanshi-tao-internet-of-things-podc#t=343) Enabling Vision Systems with Edge AI and Hardware
- [9:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2026-09-22-the-future-of-ai-powered-public-safety-jabils-yanshi-tao-internet-of-things-podc#t=587) Defining Physical AI and the Drone as First Responder
- [15:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2026-09-22-the-future-of-ai-powered-public-safety-jabils-yanshi-tao-internet-of-things-podc#t=942) Integrating Legacy Systems and Overcoming Infrastructure Challenges
- [20:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2026-09-22-the-future-of-ai-powered-public-safety-jabils-yanshi-tao-internet-of-things-podc#t=1257) Reliability, Quality, and End-to-End Engineering Services
- [25:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2026-09-22-the-future-of-ai-powered-public-safety-jabils-yanshi-tao-internet-of-things-podc#t=1557) Future Outlook: UGVs, Public Perception, and Data Transparency

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Jabil (company)
- ChatGPT (other)
- Microsoft Copilot (other)
- UGVs (product)
- Vienna (other)

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