Traffickcam: An AI tool for global scale hotel recognition to support sex-trafficking investigations
AI for Social Impact and Human Rights
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About the Masterclass
In this talk, I will give an accessible technical introduction to TraffickCam, a system that supports sex trafficking investigations by recognizing hotel rooms in images of trafficking victims. This system is currently in use in the U.S. at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. I will explain the foundational models we use to represent and search over millions of hotel rooms, then highlight the importance of multimodal search in enabling investigators to apply their expertise to the search process. I will conclude with the technical challenges we are currently addressing, including visualizing network attention to understand why some searches fail and calibrating the model to estimate its own confidence in the search results.
What will you learn?
Explore how image recognition enables identification
Learn Ethical use of AI
Learn how data accelerates victim rescue
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Located at the heart of the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area, the George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science (GW Engineering) is a beacon for transformative education, research, and innovation. Driven by a deep commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration, GW Engineering empowers students to become tomorrow's problem-solvers, equipping them to address the world's most pressing challenges. Ranked among the top engineering schools, GW Engineering boasts an impressive network, with nearly 300 leading companies such as Amazon, Cisco, Google, and The World Bank actively recruiting its graduates. With its unique location in Washington, D.C., the school leverages its proximity to government agencies, businesses, and international organizations, empowering students and faculty to make impactful contributions globally. SEAS prioritizes ethical leadership, academic excellence, and the pursuit of innovation in the service of humanity.
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