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AI Can Now Authenticate Sneakers by Their Smell

An AI start-up working with a major sneaker resale platform believes it has found a way to authenticate footwear and potentially other products through the chemical signatures in their scent.
A sensor that looks like a metal box tests a Jordan 1 sneaker.
Osmo's smell authentication in action. (Osmo)

Your sneakers smell, though not in the way you might be thinking.

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Marc Bain
Marc Bain

Marc Bain is Technology Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. He is based in New York and drives BoF’s coverage of technology and innovation, from start-ups to Big Tech.

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