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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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.
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Explore how image recognition enables identification
Learn Ethical use of AI
Learn how data accelerates victim rescue
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George Washington University | School of Engineering and Applied Science
The George Washington University is a private federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1821 by the United States Congress, GW is the largest institution of higher education in the District of Columbia. The George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science (GW Engineering) promotes an interdisciplinary, impact-oriented approach to teaching, research, and innovation. GW Engineering partners with other GW schools as well as with companies and government agencies throughout D.C. and around the world to connect engineering to other disciplines, responsibly translating innovations to society. These approaches position GW students for leadership and leverage the power of engineering and computing to achieve societal impact. GW Engineering offers a breadth of expertise in engineering and computer science by offering master’s and doctoral degree programs. GW Engineering strives to create a vibrant atmosphere, providing for interaction and joint ventures among faculty, students, and the abundant resources of scientists and facilities available in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area.
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