AI system
- System
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TrailGuard AI camera network (about 220 units) with embedded human/animal/vehicle classification
- Model
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Not assessed
- Release
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Not assessed
- Provider
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Not assessed
- Role
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Not assessed
- Configuration
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Not assessed
- Inputs and outputs
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Not assessed
- Autonomy
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Not assessed
- Workflow
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Dense camera coverage of entry trails (about 220 units). On-device classification that transmits only human detections. A staffed control room and armed response units able to deploy within hours. Prosecution follow-through under the Arms Act and wildlife law.
- Human oversight
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Not assessed
- Relation to AI
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The AI cameras' real-time detection of the armed group is the stated trigger for the mobilization. That operation ended in surrender and seizure. The park authority's statement is the Field Director's on-record account, quoted by The New Indian Express and the Times of India. The court remands are reported in the press by PTI, Hans India and Ommcom. The cited account lacks corroboration from an available official press note or court order. The account rests on press-quoted forest-department statements.
- AI contribution
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The AI cameras' real-time detection of the armed group is the stated trigger for the mobilization. That operation ended in surrender and seizure. The park authority's statement is the Field Director's on-record account, quoted by The New Indian Express and the Times of India. The court remands are reported in the press by PTI, Hans India and Ommcom. The cited account lacks corroboration from an available official press note or court order. The account rests on press-quoted forest-department statements.
Benefits
- Outcome identifiers
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Not assessed
- Benefit
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at least 39 poachers surrendered
- Category
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Reduced Violence
- Status
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Not assessed
- Beneficiary groups
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People. Organizations. Society.
- Beneficiaries
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Not assessed
- Reach
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Not assessed
- Distribution and access
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Not assessed
- Duration
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Not assessed
- Expected?
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Yes
- Costs and harms
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Not assessed
Measurement
- Studies
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Not assessed
- Study design
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Not assessed
- Measurement
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Not assessed
- Setting and sample
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Not assessed
- Measures
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at least 39 poachers surrendered
- Comparison
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Not assessed
- Results
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at least 39 poachers surrendered
- Additional value from AI
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Not assessed
- Limitations
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Not assessed
- Denominators
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Not assessed
- Materials for replication
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Not assessed
Money
- Kind of value
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Not assessed
- Amount
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Not assessed
- Currency and prices
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Not assessed
- Period and unit
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Not assessed
- Realization
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Not assessed
- Recipients and payers
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Not assessed
- Gross or net
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Not assessed
- Included costs
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Not assessed
- Comparison
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Not assessed
- Method
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Not assessed
- Return and payback
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Not assessed
People and places
- Participants
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Operator: Similipal Tiger Reserve, Odisha Forest Department (Similipal South Division, Special Tiger Protection Force, Similipal Wildlife Intelligence Network).
- Jurisdictions
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Benefit: Similipal Tiger Reserve, Mayurbhanj,
India. Operator: India. - Ownership and control
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Not assessed
- Dependencies
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Not assessed
- Cross-border connections
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Not assessed
- Geopolitical implications
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Not assessed
Follow-up
- Conditions for replication
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Cameras remain concealed and powered. Alerts reach field teams in near real time. Response teams can reach remote detection points. Courts continue to accept camera evidence.
- Replication attempts
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4 follow-up entries. Benefit recurred: 4.
- Later findings
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24 September 2026. The camera network kept producing arrests after February 2026, with armed poachers detected and jailed in April, July and September 2026, and the reserve ran over 220 cameras by mid-2026 with expansion planned.
- Availability
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Not assessed
- Institutional decision
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Not assessed
- Grounds
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Not assessed
- Action and result
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Not assessed
- Success criterion
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Not assessed
Evidence
- Source numbers
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AIBD-0102-source-0001–0007
- Citations
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Numbered references below.
- Language
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Not assessed
- Source relationships
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Independent
- Original evidence
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Not assessed
- Access and versions
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Not assessed
- Supported findings
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Not assessed
- Evidence links
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Not assessed
- Evidence strength
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Not assessed
- Missing evidence
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Not assessed
Grades
- Assessed benefits
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People. Organizations. Society.
- Depth
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People: Not assessed. Organizations: 2. Society: 3.
- Reasons
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People: Not assessed: no specific injury to rangers avoided is documented. The reports describe arrests and seizures. Organizations: The reserve's Field Director states the detection and 24-hour operation averted a major poaching incident. It yielded nine guns and more than 20 bows and arrows. Society: Armed groups were intercepted inside a tiger reserve more than once. Nine guns and more than 20 bows and arrows were seized. That is material to the reserve's wildlife.
- Observed or intended
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Not assessed
- Rubric
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Not assessed
- Assessor and date
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Not assessed
- Alternative assessments
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Not assessed
- Fill
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Independently reported
Entry details
- Kind
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Not assessed
- Related entries
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AI anti-poaching cameras at Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife missed poachers who killed four rhinos; TrailGuard AI cameras perform the same task at Similipal.
- Field
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Conservation and biodiversity. Anti-poaching enforcement.
- Purpose
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Detect human intruders and poachers entering the reserve in near real time so rangers can intercept them before wildlife is killed.
- Dates
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Date basis unassessed: 2026 (precision unassessed). Updated: 21 October 2026.
- Stage
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Not assessed
- Version
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SHA-256: f2fa74ac6313…
References
- Other identifiers
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oecd_aim: 2026-02-20-fae6. AI Incident Database: 219.
- Category mappings
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Not assessed
- Brief
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Not assessed
- Revisions
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8 revisions. Latest: 21 October 2026.
Sources
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News report Independent author
The New Indian Express (2026). 39 persons arrested as AI cameras foil major poaching bid in Similipal.
AI-enabled surveillance cameras detected a group of armed intruders entering the sanctuary late on Wednesday night.
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News report Independent author
The Times of India (2026). AI camera footage helps nab 5 armed poachers in Similipal.
The accused were taken into custody after the raid and were later produced before the court
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News report Independent author
PTI via ThePrint (2026). AI-enabled camera helps Forest dept to nab two poachers in Similipal National Park.
The poachers were sent to jail custody after their bail petition was rejected by a local court on Wednesday
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News report Independent author
PTI via ThePrint (2026). AI-enabled camera helps nab four poachers in Similipal Tiger Reserve.
remanded to judicial custody after their bail pleas were rejected
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News report Independent author
Sambad English (2026). Four poachers arrested for illegal entry into Similipal Wildlife Sanctuary.
the suspects were detected by AI-enabled TrailGuard cameras installed inside the protected forest
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News report Independent author
The Hans India (2026). AI camera helps nab four poachers in Similipal.
a case has been registered against the accused at the Podadiha Wildlife Range
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News report Independent author
Ommcom News (2025). AI TrailGuard cameras help nab three poachers in Similipal Wildlife Sanctuary.
forwarded to the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court in Baripada and have been sent to judicial custody after their bail was rejected