
David Smason
Co-founder and former CEO of CargoSeer, now VP of CargoSeer, Trade & Travel Solutions at BigBear.ai, leading AI-powered customs and border security technology.
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Oct 8, 2026
Turning Cargo Data Into Five Second Decisions With CargoSeer
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4:09NeilHOST
So why is that balance so difficult with, let's say, the traditional processes?

David SmasonGUEST
I mean, any time you have really complex processes with, you know, hundreds of thousands of moving parts, by nature, it's gonna get difficult to find a balance.

David SmasonGUEST
Um, traditionally, you know, customs was one of those industries that it was all paper-based.

David SmasonGUEST
Uh, literally people running around with clipboards, um, in ports trying to find the container that they're supposed to be looking at.

David SmasonGUEST
I mean, if you, if you can imagine, uh, up until 10 years ago, that, that's really how it was.
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7:29NeilHOST
Yeah.
AI-Powered Cargo Security
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David SmasonGUEST
I think that if traditionally supply chain was this convoluted kind of thing that nobody really understands, there's not really any standardization, right? Everybody's speaking different languages.

David SmasonGUEST
Customs agencies and governments are telling the supply chain actors, hey, guys, get your game on.
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Think Customs Is Still Randomly Checking Cargo? Think Again
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Andy ShilesHOST
I guess the red flags come up on shipments that they need to apply their expertise to, to say, hey, we really do need to look at this, but then it's a more efficient process.
