Advanced Analytics for X-ray Images (AAXI)

Overview

Development stage

In development or acquisitionSource: a) Pre-deployment – The use case is in a development or acquisition status.

High-impact designation

High-impactSource: a) High-impact

Impact justification

Not reported

Start date

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Withheld from public reporting

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Mission

Topic area

Law Enforcement

Operational functions

No function tag matched Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

Reduction of low risk empty commercial vehicles.

Expected benefits

AAXI aims to address the problem of anomaly detection in empty commercial vehicles entering the United States at land border ports of entry. The AI models achieve this goal by encoding past X-Ray images of vehicular border crossings in a semantically meaningful way and comparing the current crossing to detect differences amongst the images to identify anomalies. Benefits include enhancement of the capability of humans to consistently detect items of interest/concern present (and possibly concealed) in vehicles crossing into the United States, and increased clearance rate at border crossings so that vehicles operating safely and lawfully may pass through the border faster.

System outputs

AAXI compares current crossing images to previous crossings of the same tractor/trailer which have been adjudicated by a CBP Officer and determines recommends further review if warranted.

Technology

AI classification

Computer visionSource: Computer Vision: AI that processes and interprets visual data (e.g., images and videos).

System name(s)

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Custom-developed code

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Public source code

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Sourcing

How it was built

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Vendor (as reported)

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Vendors (standardized)

None on the standard list

A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.

Data and privacy

Involves PII

Not reported

Privacy Impact Assessment

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Authorization to Operate

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Demographic features

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Training and evaluation data

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Federal Data Catalog

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Governance

0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported