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Rescuing Trafficked Children from Brothels using our AI

The Growing Crisis of Child Trafficking in India

Child trafficking remains one of India's most pressing humanitarian challenges. According to recent statistics, over 20,000 women and children were victims of human trafficking in 2016 alone, with reported abductions rising dramatically from 15,284 in 2011 to 41,893 in 2015. Behind these statistics are real children whose lives are irreversibly impacted by this crisis.

Introducing CENSER

A Revolutionary Rescue System The ChildrEN SafEty and Rescue (CENSER) system, developed by Skylark Labs in collaboration with the Guria nonprofit organization, represents a groundbreaking approach to identifying and rescuing trafficked children. This innovative system combines advanced facial recognition technology with age detection capabilities to help identify minors in brothels and other high-risk locations. The system's unique ability to perform age-invariant face recognition means it can identify children even when their appearance has changed significantly since being trafficked.

How CENSER Works

The system operates through a sophisticated three-pronged approach

  • Volunteers discreetly record video footage using hidden cameras while posing as customers
  • The CENSER system analyzes the footage using advanced AI to detect faces and estimate ages
  • The system matches detected faces against databases of missing children, even accounting for age progression
  • When a match is found or a minor is identified, this evidence helps convince law enforcement to conduct rescue operations

Making Impact Through Technology

The CENSER system has already demonstrated real-world impact in the fight against child trafficking:

  • It has aided in the rescue of children from brothels
  • The system can process hundreds of requests per minute through its distributed processing architecture
  • It works effectively even with poor quality images and varying lighting conditions
  • The technology preserves privacy by storing only feature representations rather than actual images

Looking Ahead: The Future of Child Protection

While CENSER represents a significant step forward in protecting vulnerable children, it's just the beginning. The system continues to evolve with improvements in accuracy and processing speed. The technology could potentially be expanded to other regions and scenarios where children are at risk. Most importantly, it demonstrates how artificial intelligence can be harnessed for crucial humanitarian causes, offering hope in the ongoing battle against child trafficking.