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{{short description|Israeli AI facial recognition company with Unit 8200 ties supplying Gaza surveillance tech}}
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{{short description|'''Israeli AI facial recognition company; Giora Eiland on board'''}}
 
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| name = Corsight AI
 
| name = Corsight AI
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| logo = [[File:Download (2).jpg|250px]]
 
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| type = Private
 
| type = Private
 
| industry = Artificial intelligence, facial recognition
 
| industry = Artificial intelligence, facial recognition
 
| founded = 2019
 
| founded = 2019
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| founder = [[Igal Raichelgauz]], [[Karina Odinaev]], Professor [[Yehoshua Y. Zeevi]]  
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| founder = [[Igal Raichelgauz]], [[Karina Odinaev]], [[Yehoshua Y. Zeevi]]
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| defunct = No
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| hq_location = Ramat Gan, Israel
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| hq_location = Ramat Gan, occupied Palestine
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| key_people = [[Igal Raichelgauz]] (chairman); [[Shai Toren]] (CEO); [[Giora Eiland]] (board)
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| key_people = Igal Raichelgauz (Chairman)<br>Shai Toren (CEO)
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| parent = Joint venture of [[Cortica]] and [[Awz Ventures]] (as reported)
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| services = Facial Intelligence platform - real-time and forensic facial recognition services
 
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| parent = [[Awz Ventures]]
 
 
| homepage = [https://www.corsight.ai/ corsight.ai]
 
| homepage = [https://www.corsight.ai/ corsight.ai]
 
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'''Corsight AI''' is an Israeli artificial intelligence company specialising in facial recognition. ''Ctech'' reported that it was established in 2019 as a joint venture between [[Cortica]] and Canadian-Israeli venture firm [[Awz Ventures]], and that Corsight is a subsidiary of the Cortica Group.<ref name="CalcalistCorsight">James Spiro, [https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3887496,00.html Corsight AI appoints Giora Eiland to its Board of Directors], ''Ctech'', 13 January 2021.</ref>
  
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'''Corsight AI''' is an Israeli artificial intelligence company specialising in real-time facial recognition technology. Headquartered in Ramat Gan, the firm develops its "Facial Intelligence" platform for law enforcement, governments, aviation, retail and other sectors worldwide.
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''This file is an expand/fix draft of the existing Powerbase page [[Corsight AI]] for review only — not posted. Live raw was fetched 19 October 2026.''
  
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The company maintains documented ties to 'Israeli' military intelligence, with its technology deployed by [[Unit 8200]] for mass surveillance operations in Gaza. Corsight AI is backed by Awz Ventures, a Canadian-Israeli firm linked to former Canadian Prime Minister [[Stephen Harper]].
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== Board: Giora Eiland ==
  
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It originated as a spin-off related to [[Cortica]], founded by former members of [[Unit 8200]].
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In January 2021 Awz Ventures announced that Maj. Gen. (Res.) [[Giora Eiland]] had joined Corsight AI's board to help expand into international homeland-security markets. ''Ctech'' stated that Eiland served in the [[IDF]] as Head of the Operations Division (1999–2001) and Head of the Planning Division (2001–2003 period as given), then as Head of the National Security Council in the Prime Minister's Office. Cortica chairman [[Igal Raichelgauz]] said Eiland's national-security experience would help Corsight grow in face recognition markets.<ref name="CalcalistCorsight"/>
  
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==Founding and background==
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== Notes on live Powerbase claims ==
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Corsight AI was established in 2019 with $5 million seed funding from Awz Ventures.<ref name="BreachMedia">The Breach, [https://breachmedia.ca/stephen-harpers-firm-behind-spy-tech-israel-is-using-to-target-gazans/ Stephen Harper’s firm behind spy tech Israel is using to target Gazans] ''Breach Media'', 2024.</ref>
 
  
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==Leadership==
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The live Powerbase page asserts Unit 8200 deployment in Gaza and further executive biographies citing outlets including Al Jazeera, Who Profits and Breach Media. Those destination URLs were not re-fetched for this expand draft; they should be verified before any edit to the live page (editing freeze on existing pages until 12:00 UK Thursday 22 October 2026).
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Several key executives and board members have backgrounds in Israeli intelligence or military units, including Unit 8200.
 
  
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| [[Igal Raichelgauz]] || Chairman (Cortica co-founder) || Began career in an elite Israeli intelligence unit<ref name="AlJazeera2026">Al Jazeera, [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/28/uk-police-to-use-ai-facial-recognition-tech-linked-to-israels-war-on-gaza UK police to use AI facial recognition tech linked to Israel’s war on Gaza] ''Al Jazeera'', 28 January 2026.</ref><ref name="DIMSE">DIMSE, [https://dimse.info/corsight/ Corsight] ''DIMSE'', accessed April 2026.</ref>
 
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| [[Gal Biton]] || VP Global Sales || Lieutenant Colonel, [[IDF]] Reserves
 
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| [[Matan Noga]] || VP R&D || Senior roles at [[Cortica]]; AI surveillance and drone technologies<ref name="TheOrg">The Org, [https://theorg.com/org/corsight/org-chart/matan-noga Matan Noga - VP R&D at Corsight] ''The Org'', accessed April 2026.</ref>
 
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| [[Ron Tiberg-Shachar]] || Former COO || Assistant to the Director in the Israeli army's Cyber Defence Division<ref name="DIMSE" />
 
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| [[Yaron Ashkenazi]] || Managing Partner and board member || Former officer in the [[Shin Bet]] (Israel Security Agency)<ref name="AlJazeera2026" /><ref name="DIMSE" />
 
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| [[Giora Eiland]] || Board member || Retired Major General, former Head of [[IDF]] Operations and Planning Divisions and Head of Israel's National Security Council<ref name="AlJazeera2026" /><ref name="Calcalistech">CTech, [https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3887496,00.html Corsight AI appoints Giora Eiland to its Board of Directors] ''Calcalistech'', 13 January 2021.</ref>
 
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==Technology and products==
 
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Corsight AI markets its Facial Intelligence platform for real-time identification from partial or obscured faces, with claimed high accuracy in challenging conditions.<ref name="CorsightHome">Corsight AI, [https://www.corsight.ai/home/ Face Recognition, Facial Recognition System] ''Corsight AI official website'', accessed 28 April 2026.</ref><ref name="CorsightLaw">Corsight AI, [https://www.corsight.ai/law-enforcement/ Law Enforcement] ''Corsight AI official website'', accessed April 2026.</ref> It has achieved ISO/IEC 42001 certification for AI management, becoming the first facial recognition company to do so.<ref name="BWISO">Business Wire, [https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250325765158/en/Corsight-AI-Becomes-First-Facial-Recognition-Company-to-Achieve-ISO-42001-Certification Corsight AI Becomes First Facial Recognition Company to Achieve ISO 42001 Certification] ''Business Wire'', 25 March 2025.</ref>
 
  
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==Global contracts and deployments==
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* [[Giora Eiland]]
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Corsight AI supplies facial recognition technology to the Israeli military and intelligence agencies, including Unit 8200 operations in Gaza since the October 2023 ground invasion. The system has been used to scan and catalogue Palestinian faces at checkpoints and evacuation routes without consent.<ref name="WhoProfits">Who Profits, [https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/7383?corsight-ai Corsight AI] ''Who Profits'', accessed April 2026.</ref><ref name="BHR">Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, [https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/report-reveals-google-corsights-technologies-role-in-israels-expansive-facial-recognition-program-in-gaza/ Report reveals Google & Corsight technologies role in Israel’s expansive facial recognition program in Gaza] ''Business & Human Rights Resource Centre'', 2024.</ref><ref name="StateSurv">State of Surveillance, [https://stateofsurveillance.org/news/uk-police-corsight-ai-israel-gaza-facial-recognition-2026/ UK Police Adopt Facial Recognition Tech Used to Surveil Palestinians in Gaza] ''State of Surveillance'', 2026.</ref>
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* [[AnyVision]]
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In the United Kingdom, its software is subcontracted via Digital Barriers for Essex Police trials and the national live facial recognition rollout.<ref name="AOAV">Action on Armed Violence, [https://aoav.org.uk/2025/essex-police-refuse-to-reveal-whether-officers-met-with-controversial-facial-recognition-israeli-firm-corsight-ai/ Essex police refuse to reveal whether officers met with controversial facial recognition Israeli firm Corsight AI] ''AOAV'', 2025.</ref>
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* [[Black Cube]]
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Additional deployments include airports and hospitals in Europe, police forces in South America, and retail applications elsewhere.
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* [[Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans]]
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==Controversies==
 
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Reports document Corsight AI technology’s role in Israeli mass surveillance programmes in Gaza, involving collection of facial data without consent and instances of false positives leading to wrongful detentions.<ref name="PalStudies">Institute for Palestine Studies, [https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1656285 Explainer: The Role of AI in Israel's Genocidal Campaign Against Palestinians] ''Journal of Palestine Studies'', 2025.</ref>
 
  
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== External links ==
  
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[https://www.corsight.ai/ Official website]
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* [https://www.corsight.ai/ Official website]
  
 
==Notes==
 
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Latest revision as of 16:44, 19 October 2026

Israeli AI facial recognition company; Giora Eiland on board

Corsight AI

Type Private
Founded 2019
Founder(s) Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
Headquarters Ramat Gan, Israel
Industry Artificial intelligence, facial recognition
Parent Joint venture of Cortica and Awz Ventures (as reported)
Homepage corsight.ai

Corsight AI is an Israeli artificial intelligence company specialising in facial recognition. Ctech reported that it was established in 2019 as a joint venture between Cortica and Canadian-Israeli venture firm Awz Ventures, and that Corsight is a subsidiary of the Cortica Group.[1]

This file is an expand/fix draft of the existing Powerbase page Corsight AI for review only — not posted. Live raw was fetched 19 October 2026.

Board: Giora Eiland

In January 2021 Awz Ventures announced that Maj. Gen. (Res.) Giora Eiland had joined Corsight AI's board to help expand into international homeland-security markets. Ctech stated that Eiland served in the IDF as Head of the Operations Division (1999–2001) and Head of the Planning Division (2001–2003 period as given), then as Head of the National Security Council in the Prime Minister's Office. Cortica chairman Igal Raichelgauz said Eiland's national-security experience would help Corsight grow in face recognition markets.[1]

Notes on live Powerbase claims

The live Powerbase page asserts Unit 8200 deployment in Gaza and further executive biographies citing outlets including Al Jazeera, Who Profits and Breach Media. Those destination URLs were not re-fetched for this expand draft; they should be verified before any edit to the live page (editing freeze on existing pages until 12:00 UK Thursday 22 October 2026).

See also

External links

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 James Spiro, Corsight AI appoints Giora Eiland to its Board of Directors, Ctech, 13 January 2021.