Ida Ng Kit-ching, an assistant commissioner at customs, believes AI can be developed to catch more criminals. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Customs looks to AI to combat more cases of smuggling of drugs and cigarettes in Hong Kong, using it to sift through thousands of online posts
- Department has used supercomputer since 2017 to scour social media and other websites, with one-third of counterfeit cases so far this year detected by it
- It is part of a ‘smart customs’ initiative, referred to by city leader in her policy address last October
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Crime in Hong Kong
Ida Ng Kit-ching, an assistant commissioner at customs, believes AI can be developed to catch more criminals. Photo: Jonathan Wong