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404 Media reports that Graylark Technologies' AI tool Raven (formerly GeoSpy) has added indoor image geolocation capabilities, allowing police to upload a single indoor photo and match it to a specific short-term rental or property listing. A demo video shows the tool locating an Airbnb listing in Charlotte, North Carolina, and a Vrbo listing in Montecito, California, from photos of washing machines and bathrooms taken from social media; 404 Media found that the returned results directly referenced listing information from these platforms. Another example pointed to an address in San Francisco and returned the same indoor photos as Zillow. Graylark CEO Daniel Heinen said on LinkedIn that the new feature can geolocate indoor images across millions of short-term rental properties worldwide. The Los Angeles Police Department and the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office have purchased access to the tool. Airbnb has responded.

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Oct 12
  1. 404 Media
    Police can use AI tool Raven to locate a specific residence from a single indoor photo

    404 Media reports that Graylark Technologies' AI tool Raven has added indoor image geolocation capabilities, allowing police to upload a single indoor photo and match it to a specific short-term rental or property listing. The tool was previously known as GeoSpy, and the Los Angeles Police Department and the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office have purchased access. Graylark CEO Daniel Heinen said on LinkedIn that the new feature can geolocate indoor images across millions of short-term rental listings worldwide. A demo video shows that after uploading a photo of a washing machine and selecting a search area, Raven maps the location to Charlotte, North Carolina within seconds, with the first result directly citing the description text of a local Airbnb listing, and the listing photos matching the target property. The report says this reflects the growing AI capabilities available to local law enforcement.

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    Graylark's Raven lets police pinpoint a specific residence from a single indoor photo

    Graylark Technologies' Raven (formerly GeoSpy) has added indoor image geolocation, letting police pinpoint a specific residence from a single indoor photo. Demo videos show the tool locating an Airbnb listing in Charlotte, North Carolina, and a Vrbo listing in Montecito, California, from photos of washing machines and bathrooms posted on social media; 404 Media found the returned results directly cited listing information from these platforms, while another example pointed to a San Francisco address and returned the same indoor photos as Zillow. Airbnb says it has no relationship with Graylark, that its terms prohibit scraping, and that it is reviewing the matter; Zillow says scraping violates its terms of use. Graylark trained its model on millions of global images; previously, MDSO said the tool had limited use and had not led to major investigative breakthroughs.

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