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Caroline Haskins @ Wired 1 place · today 12:08 EDT

CBP Wants AI-Powered ‘Quantum Sensors’ for Finding Fentanyl in Cars

US Customs and Border Protection is paying General Dynamics to create prototype “quantum sensors,” to be used with an AI database to detect fentanyl and other narcotics.

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