Singapore Changi Airport is testing artificial intelligence for luggage screening

Singapore's Changi Airport is testing AI machines for checking carry-on luggage to reduce the workload of screening agents.

Preliminary results of the AI-based systems were positive, and they performed as well as humans. The use of artificial intelligence in aviation is a growing trend as airports and airlines seek to improve efficiency and address staff shortages, Simple Flying writes.

According to The Strait Times, Changi Airport Group (CAG) has deployed AI machines and tools to interpret images and data from X-ray machines.

Luggage is mostly checked by machines, and human intervention is only required when scanners mark a specific part of the luggage. CAG aims to develop a similar system in which carry-on luggage will be checked only by machines with marked boxes that require human intervention. This will significantly reduce the workload on airport staff.

The technology, known as the Automated Prohibited Items Detection System (Apids), is relatively new in the aviation world but has significant potential.