- Xtract AI, a subsidiary of Patriot One Technologies (PAT), has secured a 12-month contract with Canada’s Department of National Defence
- Xtract will adapt its artificial intelligence platform to provide the Canadian military and other organizations with early-warning detection when hostile powers spread deliberately false information about soldiers and officials stationed overseas
- The platform can also be adapted for commercial use
- Patriot One Technologies Inc. (PAT) is up 6.00 per cent on the day, trading at $0.53 per share
Xtract AI, a subsidiary of Patriot One Technologies (PAT), has secured a 12-month contract with Canada’s Department of National Defence.
The contract, worth $999,940, was awarded as part of Canada’s Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program, which supports the development of defence and security solutions.
Xtract will adapt its artificial intelligence platform to provide the Canadian military and other organizations with early-warning detection when hostile powers spread deliberately false information about soldiers and officials stationed overseas.
“This is a real problem – hostile powers targeting citizens living in overseas communities with disinformation campaigns designed to turn public sentiment against the Canadians working in those communities,” said Justin Granek, vice president of operations at Xtract AI.
“AI is well suited to this challenge,” he added, “because it can process enormous amounts of online information and help identify when disinformation is being unleashed on a community.”
According to Patriot One CEO Peter Evans, the disinformation-detection system further enhances technology development for Patriot One’s core threat detection systems.
“What is most interesting to me about this contract is that the solution can be applied to both government and commercial applications,” said Mr. Evans.
He added, “Gaining insights from online sources and correlating to detect intent, malicious or otherwise, provides a more robust and pre-emptive approach to enhance security for our customers.”
Patriot One Technologies makes artificial intelligence-driven weapons and threat detection systems that allow arenas, schools, theatres, and other businesses to provide unprecedented safety.
Its subsidiary, Xtract AI, is an innovation lab that develops and commercializes AI technology for public institutions and private enterprise.
Patriot One Technologies Inc. (PAT) is up 6.00 per cent on the day, trading at $0.53 per share as of 10:52 am ET.
