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Smiths Detection and Microsoft tackle trafficking

Source: Air International

Using a unique AI tool, Smiths Detection, Microsoft and London/Heathrow aim to uncover illegally trafficked wildlife concealed in baggage and air cargo.

As part of Project Seeker, an extensive library of X-ray images taken from Smiths Detection’s CTX 9800 baggage scanners at Heathrow were used to train the Microsoft AI for Good model. The machines can screen up to 250,000 bags a day, generating a huge amount of data for inspection...read more