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The US-Mexican border, an important gateway for the flow of people and commerce, has become increasingly vulnerable to the illegal smuggling of dangerous drugs like fentanyl.
美墨边境是人口流动和商业往来的重要门户，近年来由于芬太尼等危险药物的非法走私而变得愈发脆弱。
To address this growing concern, US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in April announced the creation of a new task force.
为了解决这一日益增长的担忧，美国国土安全部长亚历杭德罗·马约卡斯在4月份宣布成立一个新的工作组。
Drug trafficking organizations have grown in sophistication and power.
贩毒组织的复杂程度和势力都在增长。
Among other things, it would look at ways artificial intelligence can be used to detect and counter the flow of illegal drugs into the country.
除其他事项外，它将研究如何利用人工智能来探测和打击非法毒品流入该国。
We will explore using this technology to better detect fentanyl shipments.
我们将探索使用这项技术来更好地检测芬太尼的运输。
Patrick Simmons, a former director at US Customs and Border Protection, says there are systems on the market today which could be further enhanced with AI.
美国海关和边境保护局前局长帕特里克·西蒙斯表示，目前市场上的一些系统可以通过人工智能得到进一步增强。
One example is something called the mole tomography system, which can produce a more accurate image of the object that's being scanned, compared to the X-ray technology currently being used.
比方说摩尔断层扫描系统，与目前使用的X射线技术相比，它可以扫描出更精确的物体图像。
If there's dense cargo in there, X-ray can't penetrate it.
如果里面有致密的货物，X射线就无法穿透。
So if you use a mole tomography system, it can penetrate and allows the officers to see exactly what's inside of a dense object.
所以如果你使用摩尔断层扫描系统的话，它可以穿透致密物体，并让警察准确地看清其内部状态。
Which can be especially effective with shipping containers full of cargo where fentanyl can be hidden.
这对装满芬太尼的集装箱尤其有效，因为那里面可以隐藏芬太尼。
Another way AI can help is an intelligence and predictive analytics with vehicle crossings at the border.
人工智能可以提供帮助的另一种方式是在车辆过境时对其进行智能和预测分析。
Who are the people that are coming across, how often do they come across, and then also the vehicle in the license registration, how often are they coming across.
过境的人是谁，他们过境的频率是多少，然后是牌照登记中的车辆，他们过境的频率又是多少。
And so there are those kinds of pieces of information that I would task AI to try and tease out.
所以我想让人工智能试着梳理出这些信息。
The AI Task Force is due to report its findings to Homeland Security in the coming months.
人工智能特别工作组将在未来几个月向国土安全部报告其调查结果。
Julie Taboh, VOA news, Washington.
美国之音新闻，朱莉·达博于华盛顿报道。
