- Who runs it
- Canadian Air Transport Security Authority / L'Administration canadienne de sûreté du transport aérien
- Can it affect people?
- Yes. It may support a decision about a person, such as access to a service, place, payment, or permit.
- Possible rights impact: Direct decision or access
How much do we know?
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Sources and further reading
- Government of Canada AI Register / Government of Canada AI Register
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What it does
Assessment and trial of different APIDS algorithms on multi-view and CT x-rays used at PBS. OEMs and third party companies are developing object recognition algorithms to work in conjunction with explosive detection algorithms to detect potential threats. Materials absorb x-rays at different rates based on their density and atomic number, creating a contrast image of luggage contents. Explosive detection algorithm analyzes the densities/atomic number and size of items in a bag and compares the results against a known list of explosives and threat mass...
If this affects someone
Better detection of potential threats and reduced false alarm rates
Sources and further reading
First indexed from Government of Canada AI Register on 2026-09-01. Only usable fields from the public record are shown; missing answers remain blank.
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Facts to check
- Who runs it
- Canadian Air Transport Security Authority / L'Administration canadienne de sûreté du transport aérien
- Life area
- Transport
- Proof level
- Source-backed
- Footnotes
- 1
- updated
- 2 days ago
The score orders work, not people.
Review priority rises for rights-sensitive uses, missing sources, unanswered accountability fields, and old evidence. Strong official documentation lowers it. The score is not a verdict on safety, fairness, or legality.
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- Imported15 days agoPartialImported from Government of Canada AI Register.
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