AI helps French tax inspectors hunt undeclared pools and buildings

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The French tax authorities are extending the use of a system developed by Google and Capgemini which can identify swimming pools on aerial images and cross-check them with land registry databases to see if they were officially declared.    

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French tax authorities using AI software have found thousands of undeclared private swimming pools, landing the owners with bills totalling about 10 million euros, reports The Guardian.