Safe Passage Awarded Contract to Support Generic AI Wins Contract with UK’s Home Office
Certified Cargo Screening Programme Newcastle-based Generic AI has won a six figure contract with the Home Office to
develop its artificial intelligence to spot hostile situations in crowded places such as airports
Safe Passage International, Inc. has received an award from the U.S. Transportation and railway stations.
Security Administration (TSA) to support the Certified Cargo Screening Program The contract arose after Generic AI pitched for funding at an investment conference
(CCSP). Under the terms of the award Safe Passage will design, develop, and held by networking organisation CONNECT North East in Sedgefield, in April.
deliver a set of baseline training materials for CCSP participants. CCSP participants Representatives of the Government’s INSTINCT (Innovative Science and Technology
include Certified Cargo Screening Facilities (CCSFs), Independent Cargo Screening In Counter-Terrorism) programme were at the event and were impressed by the firm’s
Facilities (ICSFs), Indirect Air Carriers (IACs) Non CCSF, Shippers, Air Carriers cutting-edge artificial intelligence. INSTINCT’s aim is to harness science and technology
(foreign and domestic), and Full All Cargo Carriers. to strengthen the country’s ability to combat terrorism. After the CONNECT conference,
In addition to training materials development, Safe Passage will conduct a Generic AI bid for funding from INSTINCT and will now develop a prototype anomaly
series of training seminars for TSA Approved Validation Firms (TAVFs) across detection system to show how it can highlight suspicious behaviour in public places.
the country. The purpose of these seminars is to properly train the TAVFs in The AI technology is based on the extension of the ‘principle of least action’ to
facility assessment methodologies, tools and reporting requirements. information theory. The ‘principle of least action’ is a mathematical concept used by
“We are very pleased to have received this award from TSA,” said scientists such as Albert Einstein.
Michael Rooksby, Chief Operating Officer of Safe Passage International. The system finds intelligent patterns and features without any pre-programmed bias
“We have been working tirelessly to support the CCSP program since the and, as there are no rules, it cannot be circumvented by knowing how it works.
early pilot stage. The Certified Cargo Screening Program is here to stay Rob Clennell, director of development at Generic AI, said: “The Generic AI system learns
and we are proud to be able to help TSA create a suite of CCSP training what looks normal over a period of time and then seeks to spot any abnormalities. If someone
materials and tools. Our team of learning and technology experts has the is hanging around a bin at an airport or behaving oddly it will give an alert to say the behaviour
experience and passion to help make this program a success for TSA and is suspicious. It’s not an exaggeration to say the applications for this technology are limitless.
all CCSP participants.” We’re also looking at using it in analysing baggage X-rays to locate suspicious objects.”
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