How Analysts Use AI to Identify Trafficking Networks

On the latest episode of ID Talk, DeliverFund Director of Technology Ian Caltabiano joins the podcast alongside Sam Cilento of Lakota Software Solutions to discuss how identity technology and AI tools are being used to support investigations into human trafficking and online exploitation. 

Caltabiano explains how DeliverFund works with law enforcement agencies to analyze massive volumes of publicly available online advertising data, identify trafficking networks, and help investigators connect fragmented digital identities across jurisdictions.

The conversation also explores the growing role of biometric and video-analysis tools in reducing investigative workloads and improving analyst well-being. 

Cilento discusses Lakota’s “Fierce” platform, which automatically extracts and clusters faces from video evidence, while Caltabiano reflects on the broader challenge of building technology that produces meaningful real-world outcomes for investigators rather than simply adding more tools to already overloaded workflows.