Name: Can AI catch criminals at sea?
Uploaded: 2024-04-08T14:56:44Z
Duration: 10 min 53 s
Description: Can AI help catch oceanic outlaws? From drug smugglers to modern-day pirates, maritime crime fighter Dyhia Belhabib introduces Hava: an AI-powered tool that aggregates international criminal records to detect and stop crime that might otherwise get swept away in the tide.

Can AI help catch oceanic outlaws? From drug smugglers to modern-day pirates, maritime crime fighter Dyhia Belhabib introduces Hava: an AI-powered tool that aggregates international criminal records to detect and stop crime that might otherwise get swept away in the tide.

Can AI catch criminals at sea?

Criminal activity at sea thrives in the shadows, where only two percent of 4.6 million vessels are visible to authorities. This secrecy enables everything from forced labor and illegal fishing to drug trafficking that raises real estate prices in cities like Vancouver. A new AI system, Hava, aggregates global data to identify high-risk ships and their criminal networks, but technology alone cannot replace the insights gained from human experience and local knowledge. True progress depends on combining human judgment with advanced tools to protect oceans and communities alike.