Cops can creep on Airbnb
That washer/dryer combo could be used by cops to identify a property.
Monday's top story explores the use of AI to help police investigators pinpoint specific homes based on interior photos. A new AI tool called Raven, developed by Graylark Technologies, claims it can quickly match photos of interior spaces to properties listed on sites such as Airbnb and Zillow.
Graylark recently added features that allow law enforcement agencies to analyze interior images and geolocate them in real time. According to Graylark CEO Daniel Heinen, the company can now "geolocate interior images across millions of short-term rental units worldwide."
The technology works by uploading a photo from a source like X (formerly Twitter) and selecting options like "Find Property: Interior and exterior property geolocation." Within seconds, a map interface zooms in on a location in Charlotte, North Carolina, and displays a list of property matches. One of the top results even quoted the exact text from an Airbnb listing in the city, matching the photos in the listing with the interior photo uploaded to Raven.
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