Customs Becoming Artificial, Thanks to Pangiam

I missed this story when it came out in May.

MCLEAN, Va., May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The West Virginia University Research Corporation (WVURC) and Pangiam, a leading trade a travel technology company, announced a new partnership to conduct research and develop new, cutting-edge artificial intelligence, machine learning and computer vision technologies for commercial and government applications.

Pangiam and WVURC will work together to launch Pangiam Bridge, a cutting-edge artificial intelligence driven solution for customs authorities worldwide. Pangiam Bridge will allow customs officials to automate portions of the customs inspection process for baggage and cargo. Jim McLaughlin, Pangiam Chief Technology Officer, said, “we are excited to grow Pangiam’s artificial intelligence work in partnership with West Virginia University and continued development of Pangiam Bridge for customs authorities.”

From https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pangiam-and-west-virginia-university-research-corporation-partner-to-develop-artificial-intelligence-and-computer-vision-technology-301813334.html

Pangiam Bridge is obviously not ready for prime time yet; it’s not even mentioned on Pangiam’s Products and Services page, nor is it mentioned anywhere else on Pangiam’s website. The only mention of Pangiam Bridge is in this press release, which isn’t surprising considering that this is a research effort. But if the research holds out, then many of the manual processes used by customs agents may be significantly reduced or eliminated entirely.

U.S. CBP Office of Field Operations agent checking the authenticity of a travel document at an international airport using a stereo microscope. By James R. Tourtellotte, CBP, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security – Original link: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/photo_gallery/afc/inspectors_airports/air_05.xml (file Air_5fphoto_5f05.jpg) Now available at: link, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2867071

And this isn’t Pangiam’s only artificial intelligence research effort.

Project DARTMOUTH is the collaboration between Pangiam and Google Cloud, named after the 1956 Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence. Project DARTMOUTH utilizes AI and pattern analysis technologies to digest and analyze vast amounts of data in real-time and identify potential prohibited items in carry-on baggage, checked baggage, airline cargo and shipments.

From https://pangiam.com/projectdartmouth/

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