Orlando Tucker, the renowned hip-hop producer and songwriter known as Jahlil Beats, is using Kognition, a Manayunk-based startup that offers security system software, to create a safe zone in Chester’s downtown, writes Diane Mastrull for the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Tucker (Jahlil Beats)  partnered with Ra-Tah Johnson and David “Doobie” Elliott to start the development company Tandem Real Estate Holdings. Their current projects include a sneaker store, clothing boutique, diner, and apartments on Avenue of the States.

A block over is also a state-of-the-art “command center” that will be equipped with a number of cameras powered through a minimum of $1 million in Kognition technology.

Kognition was launched commercially in August 2017 and combines artificial intelligence with machines that can talk to each other.

Kognition’s artificial intelligence, facial-recognition software offers real-time threat alerts when suspicious activity is detected. It can then take action using smart devices, such as locking the doors if a shooter is detected in a building.

“If you want to have thriving businesses and if you want the employees from the actual community to be safe, you have to have security,” said Tucker. “It’s a no-brainer.”

Read more about the new security system from Manayunk start-up Kognition that is protecting Chester in the Philadelphia Inquirer by clicking here.