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This AI tool can now turn ordinary household photos into location clues — so could law forces use the technology…

An AI tool called Raven can cross-reference fixtures, fittings, and other interior details to find the location of a property
It pinpoints properties using data scraped from Airbnb and other sites
Raven was previously known as GeoSpy and was initially conceived to identify locations based on landmarks

A new AI tool that can identify a property’s location using interior photos has been publicized online. Already in use by law enforcement agencies in Florida and California, Raven uses AI to match fixtures and fittings and decorative elements from photos with information sourced online.

Following the publication of a video demonstrating the software, Raven has attracted attention from some of the websites it apparently uses to acquire the information it uses. The sites – which include Airbnb – seem to have concerns about how the data and images they collect is being used.

Raven’s existence could potentially be used to find the...

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