THE Department of Justice (DoJ) is exploring the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) profiling at airports as a part of their strategy to combat human trafficking. I sat down with Steven Scheurmann, the regional vice president for Asean at Palo Alto Networks (PANW), to delve into the potential risks of such AI implementation, and to understand how it could impact our country's critical infrastructure and overall security.

Despite the buzz around AI, Scheurmann asserts that the effectiveness of AI hinges on the availability of underlying data. Recent technological advancements and improvements in data collection have brought about a revolutionary shift in combating human trafficking. Starting his career on border protection, he understands this is a departure from the labor-intensive and documentation-based approach previously employed. In the dark web, this is significant, as traffickers engage in anonymous communication with one another.