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What is Publican AI, who built it, and why is it at Ghana's ports?

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The AI system was built by an Israeli intelligence-tech company founded by Unit 8200 veterans and flags $3 million a day in undervalued imports. An internal GRA memo tells officers to ignore it when it flags lower values. Here is what we know.

Publican runs on two proprietary engines developed by Ultra Information Solutions, an Israeli company headquartered in Herzliya.

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What is Publican AI, who built it, and why is it at Ghana's ports?

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