New App Uses AI to Help Authenticate Handbags, Sneakers

We won’t get fooled again? Maybe not, with AI. Counterfeits and forgeries have caused problems for collectors and dealers for a long time. Fans of designer goods have new technology on their side. An app called Entrupy uses artificial intelligence to examine details of designer handbags and high-end sneakers. It takes less than a minute to determine if a piece is authentic or “unidentifiable” using a magnifying lens to capture microscopic details that often go unnoticed to the unaided human eye. Maybe the future will see similar AI tools to help identify and authenticate other collectibles.

Photo: Entrupy.com