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Deal Dive: Can AI fix lost and found?


Boomerang thinks so. It uses machine learning to match photos and descriptions of lost items to streamline the lost and found process.

It’s even more frustrating when something isn’t really lost, but rather left behind in a location, like an airport or sports stadium, which makes it hard to get back. For example, the MTA transit system in New York collected more than from 2018 to 2023 — and that time includes when people were sheltering in place for the pandemic. The Miami-based startup built software that uses machine learning to match pictures and descriptions of lost items.

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